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10 Good Reasons Not to Hire Me As Your Next Pastor
Rev. Tom Ott was trying to figure out if he was called to a new church. As a part of his discernment, he decided to send this list to the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Battle Creek. Read More

Church As Basecamp For Ministry In World
Where in the world are we? For most of our waking hours, we are at "work." We are at the office, raising children in homes, teaching in the class room, building in the factory, going to appointments and volunteering. We are downtown, uptown, in town and heading out of town. Where we are is at work, however that is defined at this stage in life for you. Read More

Just Do It - Permission Giving Churches
Jim Esch offered to buy me lunch. We met on a Tuesday at an Italian restaurant close to the church. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked him if he had a reason for inviting me to lunch. He said, "Yes, I did." He went on to tell me about a "transitions" group in his former church in California. The group helped people through career changes. He told me the group was invaluable when he was considering changing jobs. He wondered if he could start such a group in our congregation. He told me the group would meet weekly on Thursday evenings and he would lead it and take care of all the details. He then asked THE question. What did he need to do to get the group approved by the church board? Read More

Supporting the Call to Home and Family
Through the years, Faith at Work has attempted to support the church as the church has sought to support its people. In this issue we look at the call to home/family. What follows are three modest ideas for how the church might better support this critical area of call. Read More

What's on your mind?  How Facebook Connects Me to the Body of Christ
I'm sure when Paul was writing this letter to the Romans he never envisioned people following his instructions to offer up their daily lives... by typing a status update in a little box on a website. Read more