Two-Minute Tuesday: Doing Hard Things

I hope you’re encouraging your church to get out and vote!  Elections matter, and this one matters a lot.  No matter which way the election goes, it’s nearly certain that the days following the election will be difficult.  Join me for an important webinar on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30pm ET in which I’ll speak…

Rev. Kate Dalton is the lead pastor of First Parish in Yarmouth, Maine, where she leads a team that has worked overtime to ensure members of the congregation remained connected.  I joked with her about the number of great ideas she was sharing, but seriously, this one is full of good information.

I’m not a big fan of doing difficult things. If I have to, I usually can, but I like to know how long I’ll have to do them.

Rev. Mark Flynn is the Lead Pastor of a “high steeple” church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  Mark describes the “stressful” first live worship service and his move to a pre-recorded service.

Today I’m sharing a few tips for looking good on camera.  These come from Julie Hagen who has done amazing work at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, DC.  Julie has a background in broadcasting and is now a seminarian.  These tips are for free; you’re welcome.

REPLAY: Perhaps that’s an overstatement, but Dylan Wilson of Bearden United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, shares some of the challenges of doing online ministry with youth and young adults in this time of social distancing.  His creative work with video is bringing people into a place of participation in worship that he finds compelling. …