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Friday Just For Fun

August 3, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

Find your Olympic athlete body match! Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes, from the lithe limbs of Japan’s Asuka Teramoto to the gargantuan frame of China’s Zhaoxu Zhang. But how do you measure up in comparison? Try the BBC News app and find out.

August: Fully Through the Door

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Church Newsletter

Hello! I’m so joyous and grateful to finally be present with you as your settled and full-time minister! July felt like I had one foot in the door and one foot out, as I set up meeting times for August, followed email discussions, and did some worship planning and sermon …

Friday Just For Fun

July 27, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

I find this video of cats, boots, bees, beef, and bison to be oddly compelling. I love that someone spent time putting this together.

Compassion for James Holmes

July 25, 2012 | Filed under: Ministry, Pastoral Care, Prophetic Outreach

When a man walks into a movie theater, kills 12 people, and injures over 50 more, it is easy to imagine him a monster, a “crazed madman,” a demon who must himself be destroyed in an effort to keep the rest of us safe. Indeed, he may face the death …

Friday Just For Fun

July 20, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

We all just need someone to hold our hand sometimes.  

Friday Just For Fun

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

I love everything about this video, but I love Donny Osmond most of all.

Friday Just For Fun

June 29, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

Henri 3, Le Vet

Six Reasons Justice GA Was A Success

June 25, 2012 | Filed under: Ministry, Practical Arts, Prophetic Outreach

Representatives of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations met in Phoenix last week for our annual gathering, called General Assembly (G.A.). Unlike previous years, our gathering this year had a focus on learning about and participating in social justice work (particularly on immigration issues) in partnership with local activist groups. …

Friday Just For Fun

June 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry

The Roots perform “Call Me Maybe!” (With Jimmy Fallon and Carly Rae Jepsen.) Even using elementary school instruments, The Roots are awesome. Keep an eye on Black Thought back there; he’s having a great time.

Friedman’s Theory of Differentiated Leadership Made Simple

June 13, 2012 | Filed under: Ministry, Practical Arts, Teaching

This wonderful seven-minute video is one of my favorites, a concise and easy-to-understand summary of Edwin Friedman’s theory of “differentiated” (also sometimes called “non-anxious”) leadership. This video is based on Friedman’s book A Failure of Nerve.

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