Tell the Story
“Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children, another generation” (Joel 1:3).
One of the best ways to engage folks is through the art of story. “Once upon a time…” “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” “A sower went out to sow…”
When I read stories to my grandchildren, they snuggle in close. When I share stories from the pulpit, people lean in. God created us as social beings, and stories connect us, engage us, and inspire us. Stories can also be used to help build engagement and support in our faith communities.
How might stories be used to craft a narrative budget? How might stories be used to conduct a stewardship campaign? How might stories be used to share what God is doing in our parishes?
Come and join me on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. for a free virtual workshop entitled, Using Story to Build Engagement and Support. GSB consultant Jennie Wolf Smith will teach us the importance of sharing “impact stories” to build engagement and financial support. Click here to learn more.
God’s Gift of Healing
“He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3) As the number of COVID 19 cases continue to rise across Northwestern Ohio and the nation, I am mindful of God’s promise to heal and renew. God, through the crucified and risen Jesus is in the...
We had it, we lost it, we’re on the way to reconnecting!
When SonFire by the River in Pemberville reached out to families and small businesses in their community who had been impacted by the new reality of the COVID crisis, their primary goal was to bring joy to their neighbors. They couldn’t have imagined the renewal that...
God’s Call to Unity
“I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond...
Let Us Not Grow Weary
“So, let us not grow weary in doing what is right…” Galatians 6:9a While on the run from King Saul, and hiding in the Wilderness of Judah, David wrote these opening words of Psalm 63.“O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you,...