07/01/2020 - Dad and Maps
By: Susan TownsleyGo in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord ~ Judges 18:6 My husband always laughs that I will almost never say that I am lost. I may say ...
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04/30/2020 - How Might You Extend an Offer of Prayer in Your Community? Here Are Resources & Ideas
By: Susan TownsleyHave you noticed neighbors and strangers requesting prayers on social media?
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04/07/2020 - Dear Beloved Clergy
By: Susan Townsley - Holy WeekDear Beloved Clergy: This Sunday, via some electronic means, you will be proclaiming the mystery of the resurrection. You will do this, even though you may have only ...
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03/30/2020 - Anticipatory Grief
By: Susan TownsleyGiven this pandemic, there is much about which I am sad. I miss my dog park friends, as the park was closed when too many younger people were found to be congregating. I ...
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03/24/2020 - You’ve Been Innovating!
By: Susan TownsleyChurches are quickly adapting to online and electronic forms of giving, moving pastoral care to phone and Zoom, and making food collections available via drive-through.
11/21/2019 - Seizing the Opportunity to Re-Imagine
By: Susan TownsleyYou’ve probably been reading about church decline and the rise of the Nones, Dones and SBNRs (Spiritual But Not Religious) in the news. Here is just one such article: ...
05/22/2019 - Is Your Church Approaching a Financial Cliff?
By: Charles Kuchenbrod Susan TownsleyIs your church approaching a financial cliff? Wondering how to avoid going off the edge? Read on for a primer on how churches wind up on the edge of the cliff, and to ...
05/08/2019 - Many Voices One Mission: Innovate and Create
By: Susan Townsley - Church Growth and Vitality Conference programming Many Voices, One Mission Together, As One"Churches need to be more innovative. Clearly, the old way of doing things is not working, as demographic studies will show." — Susan Page Townsley
12/05/2018 - Many Voices One Mission: Ministry As Art
By: Susan Townsley - Church Growth and Vitality Conference programming Many Voices, One Mission Together, As One"A minister needs time to think creatively and playfully." — Susan Page Townsley
08/07/2018 - Innovation is a Perennial Call to the Church
By: Susan TownsleyOnly churches of innovation, refreshed tradition, and creative service ministry promise to move us to the future.