by Renee Embree | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Next week I get to meet with the Youth and Family Working Group. It is two days of meetings. Maybe that makes you think “ugh” but I love it. The level of engagement, passion, honesty and pushing towards the better that happens makes the time so rich and helpful.They... by Renee Embree | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Leaders, like us, are a funny bunch. We set-up our gatherings like a spectator sport, then we complain that people act like consumers. Well, if you want to change the results, you have got to change the equation. Whether you are thinking of your Sunday morning... by Renee Embree | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Get out! – 7 steps to get into the right harvest field This blog is a follow-up to the guest post from Dan Pyke last week “What if we’re not harvesting the right field?” Also mixing into my thoughts for this post are the Simpson Lectures happening this week. Anna... by Renee Embree | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dan Pyke is a friend of mine. He’s got a heart and life that overflows with Jesus, I wanted you to meet him. Dan, like so many of us, is wrestling with what it actually means to be the Church today and how we help each other live on mission with God, not just on... by Renee Embree | Jan 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
It can’t happen here, they said, we all know each other.It can’t happen here, they said, we’re all Christians. It can’t happen here, they said, we’re a small church. It can’t happen here, they said, we’re like family. It can’t happen here, they said, we’ve got a...