Your Calling Doesn’t Retire
Discipleship & Calling Your Calling Doesn’t Retire God never stops inviting His people into ministry. By Chris Wethman, SED Wellness Operations Coordinator True or false: there comes a point when […]
Congregational Wellness – The Dynamics of Change in the Church
The Dynamics of Change in the Church: From Intention to Transformation By: Chris Wethman, Operational Assistant for Wellness Most congregations genuinely desire to be part of what God is doing […]
Congregational Wellness | A Solid Foundation: Why Policies and Procedures Matter for Your Church”
A Solid Foundation for Churches Churches are spiritual institutions that nurture and support people spiritually. While the mission of the church is spiritual, the church is also an organization — […]
From Recruitment to Discipleship: Watch Your Language
Congregational Wellness – Conversations that Matter By Chris Wethman, SED Operational Assistant for Wellness From Recruitment to Discipleship: Watch Your Language We’ve all seen them in Sunday bulletins: “Help is […]
Cultivating Church Health
Cultivating Church Health by Chris Wethman When we think about the health of a church, attendance numbers and budgets are often the first things that come to mind. But those […]
Yes, You Are Called to Be a Leader
By: Chris Wethman, CCLC, SED Coaching Network, Congregational Wellness Team The SIMPLE Assessment is designed to measure the well-being of a congregation across six key dimensions. One of those dimensions […]
The Story We Tell Ourselves
The Story We Tell Ourselves Congregational Wellness By Alan Shaw After writing last month’s wellness article, I started thinking about how congregations can be drawn into conflict with similar “wait…what?” […]
Congregational Wellness: Holiday Stress Anyone?
Holiday Stress Anyone? Congregational Wellness Blog by Rev. Alan Shaw I don’t think there is anyone out there (maybe I’m wrong) that would tell me the time period between Thanksgiving […]
The “Secret” World of Transitional Interim Ministry (TIM) – Part Deux
Congregational Wellness By Rev. Alan Shaw Last month, I introduced transitional interim ministry for those, like me, who may have never heard of it or assumed it was another name […]
The “Secret” World of Transitional Interim Ministry
I currently serve as an Assistant Pastor at my home church and a Transitional Interim Minister (TIM) for another church all while I was completing the TIM training. “Learning to […]