Because we were in such a hurry to get church online, have we had a chance to stop and ask if what we are doing is working, and how we would know anyway. Statistics tell us 75% of churches have grown their "attendance" since beginning online services, but what does that really mean? Is attendance [...]
Shift happens, effectively and with sustainable results, as long as we stay relevant AND reverent. For the past 15 years I have traveled the country working with churches, and engaging in interfaith work with people from all walks of life. My work requires me to stay current with what is happening in the world of [...]
American futurist Alvin Toffler said, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” And so it is with these unprecedented times... being prepared and ready, while also remaining full of hope and expectancy for whatever church will be in the [...]
Houses of Worship all over the world are discerning how and when to open. It doesn't take more than 30 seconds of thinking about it and the mind gets dizzy! It can certainly feel a bit overwhelming - to say the least. We have been living in a paradigm few if any of us have [...]
Did you know that lamenting is a spiritual practice? It is incredibly relevant for Easter, especially Holy Week, and the world we re currently living in - when our time of the crucifixion and resurrection is coming to a close, and in other ways just beginning. This Easter season I want to talk about lamentations. [...]
This webinar is BETTER TOGETHER and how we do an online EASTER SERVICE. I offer some ideas, and ways of creating a service for Easter that incorporates elements we find so meaningful to this season, yet doing things differently. Participants include their own ideas as well, so check out the CHAT download document below, [...]
March 22, 2020 Children's Church Taking a cue from "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt we can learn what it takes to get through anything together, when we see that everyone brings their gifts to every situation. And by remembering that when lots of things change, there are a few things that [...]
During this time of unprecedented change, how can we create maintain and create greater financial sustainability? Our spiritual communities continue and our congregants, ministries, service teams, volunteers, staff still need support through this season of irregular meeting. We are still in need of loyal stewards who will walk with us through thick and thin. DOWNLOAD [...]
This video is about quickly getting your Sunday service online. It is not a step-by-step tutorial, rather it was done on a Friday afternoon with people who needed to be live streaming in less than 36 hours, and had never done it before. Keep in mind as you watch that it is a Zoom [...]
This video is about creating connection, empathy and a sense of belonging when you are online. Keep in mind as you watch that it is a Zoom meeting and answering questions as they arise, as opposed to a formal webinar. If the work I have done for you is meaningful [...]
Yielding self means giving up the old concepts of the past; forgetting ourselves and our human desire to come forth, and just rejoicing that all God’s creation constantly springs forth in newness of life and light and joy and service. -Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, 1918 I am a “drama” addict - there I said [...]
Advent and Christmas is a time for telling the truth—the truth of our weariness and our anxiety, yes, but also the truth of relentless generosity. The entire season of Advent is about something on the horizon coming, something we’ve never seen before. It is a season of asking “what is possible?” An invitation to begin [...]
Meister Eckhart was a medieval philosopher, theologian and one of the great Christian mystics. His writings and teachings created quite a stir, and eventually he was accused of heresy by the church. Yet, like all good boat rockers, he has lived on - and with greater influence today than when he lived 700 years ago. [...]
I had always thought of myself as tough, like one of the people who could survive almost anything. I have a time or two wondered if I could be as tough and strong as someone like Elie Wiesel was, while in a Nazi concentration camp. But more often than not, I’m not so sure. [...]
It is Charles Fillmore’s birthday today, he would have been 165 years old. So I offer this essay about “the Silence.” His meditation practice was referred to as Practicing the Silence, and then there is the Silence itself, a state of consciousness. It was a gift given to us from the co-founder of Unity 120 [...]
