Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Changing (Dis)Abilities by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 11, 2023 | NewsIn the first column for this series, I asked if there were any topics you all thought I should write about, and I’ve received one request so far stating, “I think that...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Anger by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 24, 2023 | NewsHow to deal with anger is a question I’ve often been asked by congregants seeking pastoral care. So that’s a great topic for my second installment in this series of...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Awe in Nature by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 18, 2023 | News“We create wonderful places by giving them our attention, not by finding ‘pristine’ places that will bring wonder to us.” So advises biologist David George Haskell in...
Scott’s Column: State of the Church 2023 by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 31, 2023 | NewsYet again last week I saw another article on one of the major national news websites detailing how difficult times are for churches. That longtime trends of decline...
FCC Takes Action Against Anti-Trans Legislation by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 24, 2023 | NewsOn Sunday, Senior Minister Scott Jones talked in his sermon about the anti-trans legislation introduced in this year's session of the Unicameral. As an Open and...
A Letter from Rev. Katie Miller by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 24, 2023 | News To First Central: Around 6.5 years ago, I arrived at First Central to be your Associate Minister for Student and Family Life. I wasn’t fully sure what to expect...
Scott’s Column: Clergy on the Beach by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 17, 2023 | News Last Monday morning I exited my hotel room and was greeted with the sunrise over the bay. I then walked around the corner and there were the calm waters of the...
Scott’s Column: State of the ‘Big C’ Church by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 1, 2023 | NewsNormally, at the turn of the year, I begin working on my Annual Report and my State of the Church presentation for the Annual Meeting. Over the past year or so I've...
Scott’s Column: Armageddon or Awesome, CE 2022 by Lizz Brennfoerder | Dec 27, 2022 | NewsWhat a year filled with wonders it has been! Just a couple of weeks ago humanity made a breakthrough that the Washington Post described as “the biggest news of the...
Scott’s Column: Yet Another Vigil by Lizz Brennfoerder | Dec 6, 2022 | NewsSunday afternoon I attended a vigil at the Gene Leahy Mall for the victims of Club Q—the recent mass murder at a gay bar in Colorado Springs. A vibrant group of folks...
