Some Good News

Some Good News

Need some good news?  I needed some good news. Working with congregations and clergy these days is often an exercise in encouraging the discouraged. The data, surveys, media and real-life experiences combine to paint a bleak picture for the vast majority of...
Addressing Age Gaps: Outreach and Ministry

Addressing Age Gaps: Outreach and Ministry

Participating Project Thrive congregations are moving towards their Future Conversations and will soon create their Initiative Proposals in the fall. The concern of age gaps between congregations and surrounding communities was heard in multiple Present Conversations...
Relationships & Sustainability Matter

Relationships & Sustainability Matter

Thank you for following along with us as we read Navigating the Future together. We invite you to grab your copy of the book, a journal to write your reflections, and engage with our content as we learn from Dr. Jones what it means to utilize traditioned innovation to...
Let’s Imagine a Future

Let’s Imagine a Future

We invite you to grab your copy of the book, a journal to write your reflections, and engage with our content as we learn from Dr. Jones what it means to utilize traditioned innovation to thrive in our communities and institutions. * Chapter 4: Imagining Dr. Jones...
Our Purpose | Responding to Change

Our Purpose | Responding to Change

In June 2021, participating pastors received Navigating the Future by Dr. Gregory Jones & Andrew Hogue. We invite you to grab your book, a journal to write your reflections, and to engage with our content as we learn from Dr. Jones what it means to utilize...
5 Questions: Traditioned Innovation

5 Questions: Traditioned Innovation

In June 2021, participating pastors received Navigating the Future by Dr. Gregory Jones & Andrew Hogue. We invite you to grab your copy of the book, a journal to write your reflections, and engage with our content as we learn from Dr. Jones what it means to...