Communications

One Matters Award: Rochester UMC focuses on kids, parents, and discipleship By Jesse N. Love with Pastor Heather Sparkman and the Rev. David Nieda Rochester, Wash....

Video by Patrick Scriven May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon “We do need to be seen; we do need to see each other. If we can’t...

Screen capture of a Facebook post by Mark Driscoll, founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications, Young...

Valley & Mountain Fellowship celebrates 5 years of deep listening, social action, and spiritual growth in the heart of southeast Seattle’s Hillman City neighborhood. What...

By Vicki Brown* Training materials for annual conference Boards of Ordained Ministry, presentations from a churchwide sexual ethics summit, and a lecture by a well-known...

Lazy Daze: Refresh and Reboot! By Jesse N. Love Older adults from the PNW Conference enjoyed time apart to “Refresh and Reboot” during Lazy Daze --...

This episode of insideout explores the essential role of deep listening in fostering true innovation, and what that means for a church often fixated on ‘best practices.’ According to Rev. Dr. William (Bill) Gibson, “it’s a mistake to think that a best practice is a silver bullet answer for a declining church that lacks innovation and creativity.”

Video by Rev. David Valera* May 19, 2016 | Portland, Oregon On Wednesday, May 18th, delegates to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference received a proposal...

By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministry I went to an environmentally focused liberal arts college for undergrad back in the late...

Revs. William (Bill) Gibson and David Valera have teamed up to produce a new video series called insideout which aims to inspire people to...