I have been helping a friend and colleague plan a series of conversations and workshops recently. As part of this experience, we have been sharing questions with others that we hope to help open the conversation and “break the ice.” Among these questions, we have landed on three in particular that we have found to be helpful. 1) If time or money weren’t an issue, … Continue reading Three Questions to Break the Ice
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting over the past week with all of you. To help make sense out of everything, I break all of these links into categories. To this end, this week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; … Continue reading This Week’s Links
This post is more vocational and personal reflection than anything. If you are looking for something earth shattering or overly insightful, I apologize. If you want some honest, happy and grateful reflections you are in luck. This past week was full of conversations, meetings and meaningful work. I give thanks for all of it. It wasn’t entirely an easy week, but it was a great … Continue reading A Joy to be in Community
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for my blog. So, in the spirit of starting the New Year off on the blog, here’s a look back which will hopefully point to some of the many questions and ideas that we’ll ponder together in 2015 on the blog. None of this would be possible without your readership and collaboration. Thank you for … Continue reading 2014 in Review
The following is an excerpt of a post that appears on the COMPASS blog. In the United States many persons view December 31 as not only the end of the calendar year, but also their fiscal year due to income tax laws and other financial considerations. It’s a common and accepted practice for people to give one more year end gift to organizations and causes … Continue reading Year-End Giving- Some Reflections about Faith and Finances
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Presence. At the heart … Continue reading Tuesday December 23rd – The Twenty Fourth Day of Advent #Presence
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Fearless. Today’s word for … Continue reading December 22nd- The Twenty Third Day of Advent #Fearless
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Soul. There has been … Continue reading Saturday December 20th- The Twenty-First Day of Advent #Soul
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Spirit. As we continue … Continue reading Friday December 19th – The Twentieth Day of Advent #Spirit
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Peace. One of my … Continue reading Thursday December 18th – The Nineteenth Day of Advent #Peace
Timothy Siburg 