Opening Space for God

by | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized

At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of traveling with three of my fellow Iowa youth leaders to the LinK (Leaders in Koinonia) event at the national offices of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland. Now, for someone who spends at least two days a week...

Changing the Default Setting to “YES!”

by | May 5, 2010 | Uncategorized

Since coming to the Iowa Conference UCC a little more than a year ago, there’s something I noticed that makes me furrow my brow in confusion. When I ask people to serve on a committee, lead a program or otherwise serve in leadership , people almost always say,...