What is “the church?”  I have been wrestling with this question for several years.  I used to think it was a “worshiping congregation.”  But, is that really a biblical definition? When we look at the Christian tradition, I would suggest that the first “churches” could be...

There is a neon green sign that greets me in the elevator every morning that I go to my office.  It reads: “Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future; Faith is the courage to dance to it today.” No matter how many times I read it, it makes me smile.  It is a constant...

  “When you look in the rear view mirror, do you see a community transformation story?” Several months ago, when Jay Van Groningen from Communities First Association taught a three day intensive workshop on Asset Based Community Development this is the question he asked us over and...