A Post for Andrew Conard
April 25, 2012
This a post to a twitter buddy of mine, Andrew Conard. Andrew has an outstanding blog that is one of my favorite resources for ministry. One of my favorite post I recommend to pastor friends is his outline and comments on a service of Death and Resurrection. Also, he gets to hang out with one my heroes, Adam Hamilton. I could not resist responding to this tweet with a post on my blog.
Andrew, thanks for having a great blog and sharing with others! Here are some brief notes on what I would like to hear.
- I want to know EVERYTHING about your transition. I’ve already enjoyed what you have posted so far. I am so excited to be taking my first appointment at the Hagan/Union charge in the South Georgia Conference, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.
- I would like to know how your responsibilities will change from working at COR to being a Sr. Pastor at FUMC Eldorado. From going to a big staff to your new staff.
- What is your vision for your first year? Specifically how much work do you want to put in upfront so that you can leverage that work and connections later on while still having a family life.
- Strategically what will your goals be early on in sermon planning, vision casting, pastoral care, and corporate development?
I hope that helps! I am humbled you would even ask my opinion. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to hearing what God does through you and your family.
Test Run on Sermon Audio
April 24, 2012
In preparation for my new appointment I am trying to figure out simple ways to put audio of sermons online. Right now neither church has a website and I will not have the talents of Justin Peay the Statesboro First Methodist Media Man.
Here is a little test run I did. I put an image in final cut and added audio of the sermon then uploaded it to vimeo. What are the pros and cons? I would love any suggestions.
31 Million Second Rule
April 23, 2012
We have all heard of the 5 second rule. This of course in reference to if food falls on the ground there is a 5 second window. If the food is collected then it is deemed safe to eat. My question is this, is there a rule about how long something can go before you eat it?
This past week my wife and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary. It was AWESOME to reflect on how blessed I am! One of the coolest traditions is to eat your wedding cake. And by cool I mean it was frozen and then thawed out. The important part was to remember. We were not eating a year old cake for flavor. We wanted to remember about something very special to us. Traditions are a special way to help us remember the significant things we NEVER want to forget.
David Donnan 