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Tower of Babel

By Gil Rendle

Tips on Endowment Success from Saint John’s UMC Austin

When Saint John’s UMC experienced unprecedented success in growing their endowment from $50,000 in 2014 to $860,000 in 2015, they embarked upon a journey to use their endowment strategically.

Being Heard Brings Healing

US-CLO employs the biblical account in Exodus to demonstrate God’s activation of compassion and healing from being heard. I believe our work through US-CLO will serve as a healing source, which the US and its current racial environment need.

Quietly Courageous: Break Out of “Old Boxes”

I wrote Quietly Courageous: Leading the Church in a Changing World to be such a “foreign trip.” The church is now actually living in a foreign land.

On Resilience

Along with purpose and courage, resilience is one of the leverage issues on which congregations will live or die in the future. What is needed to enlarge the capacity of pastors, congregations, and the denomination to become more resilient?

Message from the President

The Bridge-Builder

The metaphor I used for my remarks that day was of Rev. Tom Graves as a bridge-builder. Bridges are about bringing things together, about connections that make things better, and Tom was always building some connection for me.

Shaping a Culture of Generosity

How #TMFGives Came to Life.

What Guides a TMF Area Representative’s Work?

An Interview with Rev. Richard Edwards, TMF Senior Area Representative for the Northwest Texas Conference.