Nov 18, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
OK … Let’s Talk! How many times have you heard those words? Was it a pleasant experience – as in spoken by your significant other … or, possibly a negative experience – coming from your supervisor? We have these preconceived ideas about how conversations...
Oct 15, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
Leading Positive Change This month, I would like to focus on some thoughts and/or challenges from the “Lead Like Jesus (Revisited)” book (pp. 248-251) … as we continue ‘Moving Forward in God’s Mission.’ Leading lasting change requires understanding and addressing...
Sep 19, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
Moving Forward – It Probably Involves Re-Calibration In my last Newsletter article, entitled “Moving Forward,” I wrote about ‘Moving Forward in God’s Mission’ and how we’ll be addressing that very concept during our individual Charge Conferences. Well, just last...
Aug 26, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
Moving Forward As we start our Charge Conferences for this year, it is always helpful to focus on the theme. This year, it is “Moving Forward in God’s Mission.” It’s not (moving forward in) the United Methodist mission, nor the Virginia Conference mission,...
Jul 16, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
(Alexandria District)… Moving Forward in God’s Mission” And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of...
May 16, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
My last couple of articles centered on the outcome of February’s Special General Conference (GC2019) and developing a way forward, when not all of the pieces and parts were fully known. We’re still trying to figure out the exact language … what’s constitutional...
