An Interview With… Kerrie Kleppin-Winn by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Oct 9, 2019 | Interview With . . ., NewsScott: Thank you for taking on a new role as our Director of Information and Engagement. You’ve been helping with our communications for years, so what do you imagine...
Stewardship Spotlight – Warehouse or Wilderness by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Oct 8, 2019 | NewsIn an essay, “The Warehouse and Wilderness,” Scott Russell Sanders (A Conservationist Manifesto) compares two guiding but rival narratives. The one goes like this: “A...
Stewardship Spotlight – Subtraction, Not Addition, As The Way of Wisdom by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Oct 1, 2019 | News“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, subtract things every day.” Matthew May found this Chinese proverb on a Post-it note that had been...
Stewardship Spotlight – Manifesting the Image of God by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Sep 24, 2019 | NewsIn his book, Free of Charge, Miroslav Volf writes that there are two irresistible false images of God that we run between: God the negotiator and God the Santa Claus. ...
Scott’s Column: Glad to Have a Village by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Sep 23, 2019 | NewsAccording to Wikipedia, "'It takes a village to raise a child' is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those...
Stewardship Spotlight – Caretakers of the Way by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Sep 18, 2019 | NewsCaretakers of the Way Humans leave traces of connection. The British naturalist Robert MacFarlane has written “that once you begin to notice them, you see that...
Scott’s Column: FellowshipOne by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Sep 18, 2019 | NewsYour ability to get information, interact, and plan together will soon noticeably improve. We are launching a new Church Management System, the fancy name for the...
Annual Giving Campaign – FAQs by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Sep 12, 2019 | NewsAnnual Giving Campaign Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q: Why should we give to First Central? A: First Central is a unique place where people come...
Katie’s Musings – Back to School by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | Sep 12, 2019 | NewsTo all the students newly back to school…. The new students, clutching lunch boxes and shiny new trapper keepers, looking for a friendly face to sit next to… The...
Jesus and the Disinherited: Theology Brunch for August by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Aug 29, 2019 | Education, Events“The awareness of being a child of God tends to stabilize the ego and results in a new courage, fearlessness, and power." In the classic theological treatise Jesus and...
