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Feb
10
Congregational Sustainability Roundup

Congregational Sustainability Roundup

Acknowledging that some churches will not exist in twenty years leads us to ask, “What can we do now to
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Feb
01
What Makes a Church Sustainable?

What Makes a Church Sustainable?

But across my screen this morning came an excellent post from Adam Trambley about sustaining ministry in local congregations. And
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Sep
26

The Gift of Data (Part 6) – The Number You Need to Know

The last post in this series described how to approach deeply depressing data. It’s a good thing I already
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Sep
04

The Gift of Data (Part 5)

This is the fifth post in a series. You can read the first four posts here. In my last post,
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Aug
24
Thanking God for Fred Bahnson

Thanking God for Fred Bahnson

(This post was originally published on August 24, 2013. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with
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Aug
23

The Gift of Data (Part 4)

In my last post (shockingly long ago due to a death in the family, summer vacation for my children, and
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Jul
17

The Gift of Data (Part 3)

In my community of faith, once upon a time, we used to be better at attending to data than we
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Jul
04

The Episcopal Church and Fossil Fuel Divestment

Happy Fourth of July! I’m interrupting the Gift of Data series to follow up on a Twitter conversation about
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Jun
27

The Gift of Data (Part 2)

This is the second post in a series. Click here to read the first.  Have you ever heard a church
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Jun
21

The Gift of Data (Part 1)

As a living being, I generate data. Sometimes it’s quantifiable, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it’s worth tracking,
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