Review: Spiritual Kaizen
Bishop Grant Hagiya of the Greater Northwest Area speaks about developing new leaders, one of the denomination's Four Areas of Focus during an April...
Watch Annual Conference live on Youtube!
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications, Young People's Ministries
As we have in previous years, the PNW Office of Connectional Ministries will be taking advantage...
Insideout: Discover, Claim, Live
Revs. William (Bill) Gibson and David Valera have teamed up to produce a new video series which aims to inspire people to see the...
Winter of the Church – #Story2TellUMC
"We are in the winter of the church where the things we have amassed are beautiful, our history, our stories, and our grace, but...
VIDEO: Growing Pains in the Central Conferences #UMCGC
Video by Rev. David Valera | Article by Patrick Scriven
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Delegates to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference approved a...
Interpreting a Silent Bible
Edmonds, Washington – What would it be like to live in a silent world? Wind would play in the trees, but the rustle of...
The Story of the Airborne LEGO® Castle
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Last week, my youngest daughter got upset when her twin sister wouldn’t allow her to build...
The Cybertruck and the Challenges of Change in the Church
Last week, Tesla Motors unveiled the Cybertruck to much fanfare and a fair amount of ridicule. Drifting off a post by Seth Godin, Patrick Scriven wonders what the reveal can teach us about navigating change in the Church.
A Greater Love…
Photo by the Rev. David V. Valera
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications, Young People's Ministries
I was on an elliptical at my local YMCA when...
Silent Protest at General Conference #UMCGC
Video by Rev. David Valera, PNW Dir. of Connectional Ministries
May 14, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon
During the plenary session at General Conference on Saturday, May 14,...