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March 7, 2023 by David Hansen

Supporting Your Pastor

There have been numerous articles over the last couple of years about how the great resignation is affecting clergy and churches. It seems clear that we have had an increase in the number of clergy of every denomination and faith leaving congregational ministry in this season. Personally, I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Congregational Renewal

February 1, 2023 by David Hansen

From Moses to Messiah

In our weekly online Bible Study at Spirit of Joy!, taking a big-picture look at the history of the Bible. As with many things, I could not find exactly the resources I needed and so I made some. Biblical History - The Timeline First, the very biggest of big pictures. A look at the whole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources

October 25, 2022 by David Hansen

Speaking of God: Pronouns

In the congregation where I serve and on our live stream, some have noticed that we use a wide variety of language for God. For those who are not used to the fullness of the imagery of God, this practice can raise some questions. The Gender of God Most of us grew up with language of God that was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Theological Pondering Tagged With: best practices, Bible, gender, gender of god, Liturgy

September 27, 2022 by David Hansen

All Are Welcome*

*Conditions may apply The explicit policy of many churches is to proclaim that "All are Welcome!" Which absolutely sounds fantastic. Informally, this has been our approach here at Spirit of Joy! as well. What could be wrong with welcoming everyone? Why would any other welcome statement be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership & Ministry Tagged With: best practices, Congregational renewal, Evangelism, Inclusion, Welcome

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