In most organizations decisions are made based on what the majority of members or leaders want. This “majority” rule is a preferred model, though we cannot forget that in our American democracy, the majority has seldom voluntarily extended rights to minorities. In our church polity ( or system ), we still use majority rule, but [...]

The Search Committee heard about Paul Nixon during our very first meetings. His “I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church” articulated perfectly my personal mission and passion. Our moderator, Dr. Jeff Spahn, recently recommended that members of our leadership ministries read Nixon’s follow-up book, “We Refused to Lead a Dying Church,” with case studies of [...]

The Installation is scheduled for November 20th at 4:30 PM with a reception to follow.

That your Unicameral Board and several other lay leaders have been working all summer on our church transformation/re-vitalization program? On Saturday morning, half of the current board met at the Parsonage, taking over Pastor Gary’s kitchen, and learning about from the experiences of thriving churches. As board members and lay other lay leaders learn more [...]