Category Archives: Local church

Discipleship Goals #1

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

The mission of the United Methodist Church is to “Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” Sounds good. But it’s pretty vague, especially given our fragmented theology. I thought it would be useful to explore in … Continue reading →

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Is it good to tell the truth?

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

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Mission Movie

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

George & Becky went to Guatemala last summer. They were on mission with God. Here’s what they have to say. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3111374&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1George & Becky Join God in Guatemala from Richard Heyduck on Vimeo.

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A too familiar picture

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Have you seen a church that looks like this? Do you notice the imbalance between the left and right sides of the graph? Relative to our community, we’re doing well reaching the older generation. At the same time, we’re doing … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s Concert

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

One of the first “Christian” musicians I learned to listen to as a teenager was Dallas Holm. I enjoyed his mix of music and ministry. His concert organizer called last month and asked if we could manage to fit a … Continue reading →

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Broken Heart

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

My heart is broken for the current generation of young people. This Sunday I get to speak at our community’s Baccalaureate service and will have an opportunity to share my heart with them. Since my son is graduating this year … Continue reading →

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Cross Cultural Ministry in the US

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Guy Williams has been blogging lately about ministry in the United Methodist Church, particularly on itineracy and matching churches and pastors. David Brooks’ column today sheds some light on the phenomena we’re seeing, particularly the gap between urban, suburban and … Continue reading →

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Starfish And Spider, part 2

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Continuing my interaction with the book, The Starfish and the Spider, I’d like to see what relevance their discussion of discerning the one from the other might have for the United Methodist church. The authors give these questions to ask … Continue reading →

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Starfish and the Spider

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

We had a stormy day Tuesday, so I took it as an opportunity to read a new leadership book (new to me, anyway), The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman & Rod A. … Continue reading →

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Before you do youth programming…

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I’ve observed that when a youth ministry is starting – or at a certain kind of transition point – it is common to ask, “What do we do next?” It’s a great question. Unfortunately, one of the common ways to … Continue reading →

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