By Rev. Ken Marston, Co-Regional Minister“Thoughts from your Regional Minister” Kansas Messenger article published November 2022. November. The eleventh month of the year. Daylight savings time ends. The weather is turning colder. Advent is almost upon us, but before we get there, Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a holiday designed to make us pause, take a breath, […]
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month
Thoughts from your Regional MinisterBy Tom Stanley, Co Regional Minister & PresidentPublished in October 2022 Kansas Messenger October is Pastor’s Appreciation Month. I am very grateful to all who have answered God’s call to serve in the congregational setting, the chaplaincy, regional ministry, general church units, and all the non-traditional settings where pastors serve. Thank you […]
Looking at Our World with Greater Compassion
September “Thoughts from your Regional Minister” ArticleBy Ken Marston, Co-Regional Minister A couple of days ago, I received a phone call from Dale Suggs, one of my college and seminary classmates. Rev. Suggs is doing some very creative ministry as the Co-Founder of BELOVED Way Church and Founder of BELOVED Compassion Network. These organizations center their […]
It’s Hard to Say ‘Good-Bye’
Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterBy Larry Ross, Interim Co-Regional Minister I hate goodbyes, so I will not use that word. “Fare Thee Well” is better. Our paths will cross again, for in the world of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), we have a delightful way of running into one another! I know this: I […]
Summer Camp 2022 Taking Shape
Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterBy Ken Marston, Co-Regional Minister, Interim Regional President This past weekend I had the honor and privilege to sit in on the Summer Camp program meeting. This meeting’s purpose was to help orient and train this year’s Camp Directors and Camp Chaplains. As I looked around the table and listened to […]
A Lenten Prayer
Thoughts From Your Regional Minister By Larry Ross, Interim Co-Regional Minister As we enter Lent this year bruised by our battle with COVID, aghast at the horrific war in Ukraine, and aware that none of the many injustices in our own part of the world have been resolved. I have always found that Ash Wednesday […]