Back in February I facilitated part of the council retreat for Countryside Community Church.  I had been asked to talk about how leadership and decision-making work in the United Church of Christ.  My presentation began with a brief overview of UCC history and polity...

Since announcing my pastoral transition, I've used these weekly newsletter columns to survey the highlights of our fifteen years of ministry together and to offer my thoughts on the opportunities and challenges faced by First Central in the future.  Today I wanted to...

What opportunities and challenges do I see for First Central in the years ahead?  A few of you have asked me that question over the last month, so I thought I'd put my thoughts in writing. The most obvious one is to build on what’s going so well currently with our...