The Time We Have

The Time We Have

I listened this morning as a father spoke of his three young sons, 3, 4 and 7, all lost to a bomb that fell last winter on their home in Gaza. The family had returned to that home after a ceasefire that did not hold. Returning again to rubble during the current...
Being the Church

Being the Church

We’re the church every day, every week as we gather. But there are times in the life of any congregation in which we more intensely have that experience of being the church, together. That happened at Collegiate/Wesley this week.  We gathered on Tuesday evening for a...
A Little More Church Conference Prep

A Little More Church Conference Prep

for Tues., Oct 21 at 6 pm in our sanctuary We’ve shared a lot of details for next Tuesday’s Church Conference. Last week we posted a lengthy update with details, questions, and responses. Click the button below to see that again (or go to cwames.org/news)....
The Ministry of Showing Up

The Ministry of Showing Up

With these few days before our upcoming Church Conference, it seems like a good time to talk about showing up.  Everything I know about showing up I learned in church. That’s a bit of an overstatement, because I grew up surrounded by relatives and neighbors who showed...
A Site Analysis and Next Steps UPDATE

A Site Analysis and Next Steps UPDATE

Preparing for Church Conference on Tues., Oct. 21 at 6 pm Thanks for the many ways you’ve engaged with the presentations and feedback sessions offered during September. We counted 120 who attended one or more of those sessions, and our Site Analysis Oversight Team has...