by Nicole Havelka | May 9, 2016 | Faith Formation
I got angry. While attending the Faith Forward Gathering a few weeks ago, Dr. Daniel White Hodge, Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry at North Park University, recounted a recent experience he had in which he had been pulled over by police. Although he wasn’t...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 12, 2015 | Change Leadership
I walk a lot. Living near downtown Kalamazoo, MI, it makes much more sense to walk the mile or so to downtown shops, restaurants and church than it does to find a parking place and pay to have your car sit on the street (and potentially get a parking ticket.) This is...
by Nicole Havelka | Jan 7, 2015 | Change Leadership
With so many things in flux this year, it’s a good time to take a step back and reassess your holiday (and other). Join me for a 4-week online retreat, Reinventing Ritual. Register here. ***** I attended A LOT of weddings in my 20s. These events often...
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by Nicole Havelka | Dec 2, 2014 | Change Leadership
My travels started smoothly in the cold, dark pre-dawn hours. After hugging family members good-bye, I sauntered into the Lincoln, Nebraska airport to catch my flight to Savannah, GA, which would take me to colleagues for the United Church of Christ’s Authorized...
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by Nicole Havelka | Oct 8, 2014 | Change Leadership, Faith Formation, Family Ministry: Not Just for the Christian Right Anymore
This blog series, Family Ministry: Not Just for the Christian Right Anymore, explores how family-based faith formation ministry will help progressive Christian values take root first in homes and then throughout our communities and the world in order to spread justice...
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