Regional Reflection: Regional Assembly
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Every once in a while, I hear people griping about how much they have to do at church. I get it – at one level, at least. You may have even heard me gripe from time to time. Institutions require a lot of work: property management, personnel matters, […]
Regional Reflection: Disciples Day!
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Last month, I began a series of writing about the Region’s new strategic goals, starting with Clergy Wellness. This month, given the we just finished our first ever on-line General Assembly, and that we are only a few weeks from opening registration for our 2026 Regional […]
Regional Reflection: Clergy Wellness
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Last month I wrote about our visioning process and shared our mission and values as Disciples in Arizona. This month I will begin to share some of our new strategic goals. Let’s begin with Clergy Wellness. The term “pastor” means shepherd, one who cares for the […]
Regional Reflection: Our Mission and Values
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Every once in a while, it is good to take a step back from life and work and ask: Who are we? What are we doing? What are our goals? It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut, to keep doing things we should’ve stopped doing […]
Regional Reflection: General Assembly
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Greetings from Indianapolis, where our Regional Moderator, Kerry Swindle; Rev. Jessica Braxton from Saguaro Christian Church; Lori Tapia; and I participated in the General Board meeting of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. In addition to regular business, the major […]
