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QUESTION: How do we manage the energies of worship planning?...
Steve interviews Dr. Phil Meadows about the role of band meetings in early Methodism and its role in today’s church. Scott and Steve give some quick updates about their work and ha...
Q: Our church, like most, is always struggling to balance our income and expenses. We never say no to a gift, but over the years there have been some gifts that have caused problem...
Guest host Daryn DeZengotita of Table Co-working & Social Impact Spaces interviews Adam Barlow-Thompson and Matt Johnson about cultivating spiritual community in their neighbor...
Observing Discipleship Ministries Worship Resources in Context Field Report (1): Green Meadow United Methodist Church, Alcoa, Tennessee I knew Rev. Buzz Trexler was enthusiastic ab...
Another episode of "Reports of the Spiritual Frontier". This time Ben chats with Luke Lingle, Katey Rudd, and Karen Doucette all work on Haw Creek Commons. Haw Creek Commons a coll...
For the couple of people who happened to read my blog post, “What Do We Save? (Part 1),” the long-awaited sequel is here (soundtrack: thunderous applause). Eight months full of bl...
The biggest difference between the people who go to church in the United States and the people who don't go to church is, for the most part, that people who go to church like doing...
Scott and Steve discuss Safe Sanctuaries policies with regard to small groups. We call in the help of our Safe Sanctuaries guru Melanie Gordon for advice both with regard to handli...
QUESTION: What is your practical advice for making the Great Thanksgiving not feel so long?...
By Julu Swen March 6, 2017 | FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UMNS) The United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone and Discipleship Resources International, a division of United Methodist Disc...
QUESTION: Should we stand for the reading of the Gospel?...
Over the next few weeks, I am thrilled to share a transformational conversation that my colleague and friend, Dawn Chesser and I had on children in worship as it pertains to preach...
Practical ideas for church leaders to maximize intentional discipleship at Easter from Rev. Junius B. Dotson. Dotson LIVE: How to MAXIMIZE Easter[WATCH] Practical ideas for church ...
We are called to be faithful; we are called to be in relationship as a Disciple of Jesus Christ. However, in ministry we often find it challenging not to feel like we have to do al...
A new episode of Reports from the Spiritual Frontier is now available. Ben talks with Lisa and Justin Hancock who lead The Julian Way, a neo-monastic ministry that celebrates and e...
At Path 1 we want to reclaim the habit of planting a church a day in the United States and return to our legacy as innovators and pathfinders for Christ. Last year we compiled reco...
En français: Psaumes 112: 4-9 Em português: Salmos 112: 4-9 The DRI staff in Nashville remembers each of you in our prayers. We remember you as we sit together for staff meetings, ...
February 2017
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The second episode of Season 2 of Reports from the Spiritual Frontier is now available. Ben Yosua-Davis talks to Bret Wells, Theologian and Lead Director of the Mission Wisdom Foun...
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