An Open Letter to My Clergy Friends
Dear Clergy friends,
We need you to lead.
Most of us good people in the pews know that leadership is a difficult task. Many of us...
The Church of the Resurrection and the Eschatology of Despair
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People’s Ministries
News of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection's $90 million plan to overhaul their...
President Obama and the Tale of Two American Pastors
Screen capture of a Facebook post by Mark Driscoll, founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington.
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications, Young...
Reconciling pastor dropped from Opening Worship for direct mention of LGBTQ community
Updated with an additional comment from #UMCGC Worship Director Rev. Laura Jaquith Barlett.
Story By Patrick Scriven | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 10, 2016...
Discerning the Real: The Art of Transitioning Pastoral Relationships in the Age of Social...
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
the first few months at a new church are incredibly important for a pastor. First...
Stop Preaching, Start Reaching!
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministries
I can't remember the last time a sermon changed my mind. There, I’ve said it....
Some thoughts for Local Church Pastors needing to explain why The United Methodist Church...
By Patrick Scriven
I appreciate that “United Methodist leaders” decided to wait until after the holidays to...
Mudslide Update: Our impact, dollars at work for Oso relief
View of the hill side that gave way near SR 530. A hillside in the Snohomish County community of Oso at SR...
Does God REALLY care who wins the Superbowl?
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
“Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you,
and on the...
Is the #UMC brand broken?
By Patrick Scriven
Regardless of how one identifies theologically, this last week was not a good one for...
