By encountering Katherine through this short video (from I Like Giving), she teaches us much about audacious generosity, audacious giving and really…the audacious incarnation of Christ that dwells in so many people in this sometimes-dark world. 

“Susan (Howlett) shared with me how her University Unitarian Church (UUC) gets laity involved in storytelling during worship utilizing the offering time.”

The church that succeeds, is “not afraid to cast a vision for more exciting ministries that can happen as disciples grow in generosity – letting go of our scarcity mindset and putting trust in God and God’s amazing, startling abundance!“

“The job of declaring the Good News to all people through word and action belongs to the whole of the church.”

How do you keep on top of what needs to be replaced or updated on your church property? Church of the Resurrection’s Rachel Svaty has four suggestions.

Yes, a letter will take some effort. But think of the gift you have been given and what that gift will do to change the lives of people in your congregation and community. If that’s not worth recognizing more formally, what is?

You’ll feel 100% better if you whip out your calendar and take thirty minutes (that’s it!) to schedule when you need to get things done for your end-of-the-year mailings.

Bring out the balloons! Have cake and ice cream! Celebrate whenever you can. Life is short. Party on.

All Saints Day “is the chance to remember people who have passed on to glory during the previous year and to recall all the saints who poured their time, talent, and treasure into the place you call your spiritual home.”

“If you’re still of the generation that learned cursive, it may be time to adapt to the next generation who did not. The point of a thank you letter or a note of encouragement is to convey gratitude or empathy. It is not to make a point. Nor is it to force someone to decipher letters that to them just might look like ancient hieroglyphics.”