It is with great sadness that we inform you that Bill Shoemaker, Director of Mobilizing Disciples, passed away Friday evening May 29, 2020 after developing complications from surgery following a heart attack. We are heartbroken by the loss of our dear brother and co-laborer in Christ, but we don’t grieve as those without hope (1… Continue reading

This past week I was deeply grieved and horrified by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police. I know many of us are struggling to know how to respond as followers of Jesus. I believe it’s in times like these that we have a desperate need for the prophetic voice… Continue reading A Guest Blog by Dr. Andrew Draper

This week is part two of a guest blog by Dr. Reggie McNeal. You can find part one by clicking on this link. Christ’s Peace,Lance The New Normal … Ain’t Going to Be Normal (PART 2) Second, we must change our scorecard. By scorecard, I mean what we celebrate. Church leaders shaped by a church-as-institution… Continue reading The New Normal … Ain’t Going to Be Normal (PART 2)

This week and next week we will feature a guest blog by Dr. Reggie McNeal. I believe it was Wayne Boyer who first introduced McNeal to the CGGC years ago through the book, The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (Jossey-Bass, 2003). Reggie was instrumental in the development of the Missional Leadership Initiative… Continue reading The New Normal … Ain’t Going to Be Normal (PART 1)

I’ll be honest. There are many times I feel at a loss for the right words to speak or write. Today is one of those days. Often, I feel like we’ve collectively lost the ability to lament: we want the happy-clappy, Prozac-laced Jesus-loving celebration, but we don’t know how to lament. We don’t know how… Continue reading A Lament When You Don’t Know How to Lament

I don’t know about you, but the month of April seemed like it was at least 60 days long! Welcome to May! I know that many of us are still living with a lot of unknowns right now. In Ohio, we have some glimpses of hope – the General Conference office will be open again… Continue reading Do You See the Opportunities?