by David Miessler-Kubanek | Apr 16, 2018 | Developmental Ministry, From the President, Peoples News
Governance: What’s in it for Everyone? As we begin Year 3 of Developmental Ministry (DM), guided by our new mission, the Board of Trustees will begin a deep dive into governance at Peoples Church. Our DM goal says we seek to: establish church governance structures and...
by David Miessler-Kubanek | Mar 6, 2018 | From the President, Peoples News
What’s the Special Something? In Leading Change in the Congregation, author Gilbert Rendle shares an anecdote about a planning session he conducted for a mid-sized church. For the session, church staff put together graphs showing membership size and average attendance...
by David Miessler-Kubanek | Feb 12, 2018 | From the President, Peoples News
Creating Space for Change In Leading Change in the Congregation, author Gilbert Rendle explains what he calls the emotional roller coaster cycle of change. He points out that folks usually respond to impending change with some initial level of excitement and...
by David Miessler-Kubanek | Jan 9, 2018 | From the President, Peoples News
What’s in a Mission: Applying the Toolkit We have a new Mission! On December 3, our congregation voted unanimously that our faith community is: Leading compassionate lives through spiritual growth and just action. That sentence sums up the ideals and values of our...
by David Miessler-Kubanek | Dec 1, 2017 | From the President, Peoples News
Decision Point: Mission Renewal Last December, I wrote for the Voice: At the [Developmental Ministry] Startup Event, we learned one thing immediately: our church needs to renew our mission. We need to identify our faith community’s job in the world. That work will...
by David Miessler-Kubanek | Nov 20, 2017 | From the President, Peoples Mission, Peoples News
Members of Peoples Church will meet on December 3 for fellowship and to conduct the business of our church. The meeting agenda, summary of the proposed budget, voter proxy forms, and other documents were mailed on November 17. You can also download the documents from...
