I’m worried. I mean, I’m REALLY worried. In the late 1970s, I remember the shifts in the economy that were forcing steel mills in the mid-Atlantic region to close. Steel production was moving overseas, and the US could no longer compete with cheaper Chinese steel. Workers were being laid off and would have to retrain…
When I was a young, new parent, I tried to “lead” my young eldest child by reading parenting books about discipline and applying said reading to my child. I did exactly what the book said to do but did NOT get the results the book promised. I followed the plan. It was supposed to be…
Recently an article was published by the Washington Post which examined the ways tech and spirituality are intersecting these days, specifically, a debate that’s emerging about the role Peloton is playing in the field. It was a terrific jumping-off poin…
I interviewed Valerie Ohle a few months ago. She had been given an impossible assignment: start a new church during a pandemic. An online church, based in a rural community. Oh, and did I mention that she’s bivocational? She’s a full-time paralegal a…
Strategic planning is so 2001. Seriously, the late 1990’s and early 2000’s saw a shift away from pure long-term strategic planning. Corporations recognized that technology’s effect on the business environment was an accelerated pace of change. Logically what followed was that any strategic plans beyond three months into the future were not helpful. So how…
Elle is one of the stalwarts of our “Growing Your Online Presence” Facebook group, and she’s finally announcing the title of the book she’s been talking about. “Baptized in Tear Gas” is her story of moving from being a white moderate into the wilderness…
Originally published in The Christian Citizen Now that we’re well into 2021, we’ve discovered that all the problems of 2020 didn’t just magically go away, alas. We can expect 2021 to maintain continuity with 2020, and in fact, carry forward the trends that have led us to where we are today. Buckle up, it’s going…
My guest is Rev. Donna Claycomb Sokol, pastor of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. This is a follow-up conversation after we spoke a couple of months ago. Donna is a transformational leader in the United Methodist Church, and it seemed appropriate to check in during this time of remarkable transformation.
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