The Renewable Church

Spring Online Leaders Retreat - May 19th

2012-04-19T12:22:00-05:00

Our spring online leaders event is coming up soon! On the morning of May 19th we'll be hosting a half day event for your leadership teams. The theme is one we get asked about A LOT - "Inviting Others Into God's Work." We always look forward to these events as...

March Webinar - A Renewable Approach to Discipleship

2012-03-12T05:08:00-05:00

Our upcoming March webinar theme is "A Renewable Approach to Discipleship." With Lent upon us and many Christian traditions thinking about Jesus' journey to the cross and the call to live as disciples who follow him where he leads, discipleship is a focus of the season. We'll explore this topic on March 20th... (click title for whole post)

May your holidays be blessed!

2011-12-25T12:10:07-06:00

It is Christmas time for those among us who are Christian - a time when Christians celebrate that God is active and participates in the world. Hanukah reminds Jewish people of the abiding grace of a God whose presence was symbolized by oil and of a time when the oil was low but somehow lasted - God was not to abandon them. Others among our readers may come from other traditions and have other reasons to remember, refresh and renew. Whatever tradition you come from please know that we at ARE wish you to have joy-filled and blessed holidays!

2012 Online Learning Community Unveiled

2011-12-05T10:48:38-06:00

At ARE and the Renewable Church, we have just about completed the first year of our Online Learning Community. Response to the materials has been great. We've learned a lot about how to do this and next year's Online Learning Community promises to be even better! Membership for a full year of materials is normally $149 but the Early Bird price of $135 is available now. (click title to read the full description).

Happy Thanksgiving from ARE!

2011-11-22T22:58:29-06:00

Thanksgiving is more than a holiday - it is a way of life. People who are thankful understand life as a gift, receive things with joy, and are resistant to developing an entitlement mindset. Thankfulness is part of life that is open and receptive to the blessings that come. That same openness means those same open hands that receive are also more likely to be open to share and letting go as well. This Thanksgiving week is a chance to take stock of your life and the attitudes that dominate how you think and act. Are you thankful and receptive? Are you open and generous? Reflecting on these things this week may give you a great chance to make adjustments next week. Enjoy the holiday and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Beyond Butts and Bucks - There's Still Time!

2011-09-19T11:54:59-05:00

Beyond Butts and Bucks is about measuring what matters. In a consumable model we just ask "How many came?" and "How much money did we get?" While those can be helpful and even important questions, they are far from the only ones and often not even the most important ones. Interested in changing the conversation in your congregation away from money and attendance and toward something else? Join us Thursday! (click title for full information and registration link)

October 1st Online Leaders' Retreat - Early Bird Rates Still Available!

2011-09-08T11:28:13-05:00

There is still time to get the Early Bird rates! Registrations are coming in for the October 1st online leaders retreat and you can register all the way up until the day before. But if you do know you want to use this great resource, early bird rates are still available until Friday this week! And because you get the recorded version, even if you'd prefer to do this on another date, you can! If "Learning to Dream Together" would help your organization move ahead - this is a great chance to make your move! (click title for full post)

Online Leaders Retreat Scheduled for October 1st

2011-08-22T14:09:28-05:00

A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET LEADERS THINKING TOGETHER! This is a chance for congregations and faith-based organizations to have their leaders together for shared devotional time, teaching and training, and organized discussion. The event is simple to implement, a manageable half day format, and affordable. What could be better!? Dave Daubert and Kelly Fryer will be your hosts for this half day event. Theme: "Learning to Dream Together" Description: Every organization knows that it needs to help people see possibilites and cultivate ways to both envision these dreams and also give images and words to them so others can see them also. Interested in getting your group involved in this low-cost and accessible half day event? Click here for full information, schedule and to register! Early Bird rates are available now! (Click title to view blog post)

Are You Straight or Bi?

2011-08-15T13:22:51-05:00

How are you functioning as a change agent in your organization? Are you stuck and working straight by the book in the old culture? Are you radically making the shift and functioning straight down the middle of your picture of the ideal, new culture? Or have you found some way to do the dance of transformational leadership that discerns the most helpful work in each situation - able to be bi-cultural and function well enough in the existing system to succeed and build trust while also creating enough new and adaptive changes to move into a new way of working together? (click title for full post)

Summer Reading - On Sale for One More Week!

2011-07-25T16:32:26-05:00

A few weeks ago we announced a summer sale on all ARE products through our on line bookstore. Some of you have taken advantage of this great deal already - but if you haven't, there is still one week left to grab some good summer reading! Remember, until the end of July, we're running a sale on ARE resources that's so good (click title for full post)