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  • EverFlowing Streams
  • Mission & Justice Newsletter
  • September 2012  (9/11/2012)
  • Peter Wells: Let America be the Dream the Dreamers Dreamed...CROP Walk Season...Be Careful What You Cut...Cool Congregations Challenge...Guatelama Partnership Celebrates...Training for Transition...Pastoral Counseling for LGBT Youth...Mix It Up at Lunch Day...UCC Message about our Public Schools...Your Vote is Your Voice...National Voter Registration Day...Restorative Justice in Schools: Bullying...Justice LED...Op/Ed about Coalition of Immokalee Workers...Mission 4/1 Earth...Ecumenical Advocacy Days
  • April 2012  (4/4/2012)
  • Peter Wells: Trayvon Martin and the Yoke of Injustice ... A Call for Interfaith Actions on Climate Change ... Celebrating 1,000 ONA Churches Nationwide ... Restorative Justice: A Paradigm for Healing ... Who Serves my Community? ... Healing Earth with Bill McKibben ... Trader Joe's Signs Agreement with CIW ... Justice for Farmworkers! ... Let Your Pride Show ... Anti-Racist Seminar ... Touch the Earth Lightly ... Stand Against Racism ... Video Project Advocates for Homeless Youth Bill
  • February 2012  (2/16/2012)
  • Peter Wells: Rising tides fail those with no boats...join the ecumenical Lenten carbon fast...an introduction to spiritual companioning...disaster recovery: the unprecedented year continues...support homeless youth...faith, justice and incarnation on Star Island...new DNA law could prevent wrongful imprisonment...being a generous church - together...another way to help with tornado relief...CROP hunger walk...local church moves to move money from BOA
  • December 2011  (12/19/2011)
  • Peter Wells: It's not Christ who needs to be put back into Christmas...ONA "to do" list...update from the Disaster Resource Team...Training for Anti-Racist White People...Interfaith Memorial Service...disaster recovery volunteers needed...shopping at CWS...extend unemployment insurance...Mercy Meals...economic justice
  • November 2011  (11/18/2011)
  • Peter Wells: An extravagant welcome isn't always easy...reaching out in the midst of disaster...LGBT Asylum Task Force...wrap gifts to help the homeless...World AIDS Day...Ecumenical Advocacy Days...transgender rights...WAYS to help in Haiti...Holy Week floods...Howard Zehr is coming!
  • September-October 2011  (9/27/2011)
  • Peter Wells: Lukewarm is Not Enough ... Mission:1 ... Humanity Has a Dream ... Help End Hunger at Home and Around the World ... Why Conventional Wisdom on School Reform is Wrong ... Restorative Justice ... Is The Leadership Development Initiative For You? ... Spirituality & Sustainability ... A Moment of Truth for Israel-Palestine ... Opening Doors: An End to Homelessness? ...
    LGBT History Month
  • May 2011  (5/16/2011)
  • Peter Wells on Osama bin Laden; When Were You...? ...The Role of Faith in Recovery ...
    Mission:1 ... Our Whole Lives Teacher Training ... Spiritual Care of the Elderly ...
    South Africa's Orphan and Vulnerable Child Crisis ... Innocence Commission Bill Introduced ... Widening the Welcome II: Inclusion for All
  • February 2011  (2/22/2011)
  • Peter Wells: To play the Good Samaritan is only the initial act ... Spirituality to Activism ... Immigration, The Church and The Bible ... A Lenten Fast...From Carbon ... An Evening With Greg Mortenson ... Spiritual Wellness and the LGBT ... Knapton to Receive People of Courage Award ... Campaign to Support Unemployed Workers ... Justice for Ugandan LGBT Community ... Journey in the Holy Land (part 3) ... Legislation to Create a State Innocence Commission
  • January 2011  (1/18/2011)
  • Peter Wells on violence ... Climate Direct Action ... Hand to Hand/Heart to Heart ... Watching Hope Form: A Story from Haiti ... Jobs With Justice National Conference ...
    Save The Dates For Pride! ... Health and Human Service Sunday ... Addressing the Mental Health of Homeless Youth
  • November 2010  (11/17/2010)
  • Peter Wells on tax cuts ... Justice Leaders training ... Journey to Israel ...Holy Week Floods of 2010 ... LGBT Family and Friends ... Mission & Justice Community of Practice ... Alternative Christmas Giving ... Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance ... Bullying! Stop It! ... World AIDS Day ... Chile: Two Upcoming Journeys ... Help Build a School in Haiti
  • September 2010  (9/13/2010)
  • Peter Wells on liberation theology ... All Whom God Has Joined ... Justice LED Training ... Sister, Brother or Other ... Youth/Adult Spiritual Journey to Chile ... Churches' Week of Action on Food ...
    MACUCC Resolutions Speak to the Future of the Planet ... Restorative Justice in Action ...
  • May 2010  (5/13/2010)
  • Peters Wells on the church and politics ... Bishop Ulises of Chile to Preach ... Help in Haiti ... The LGBT Asylum Support Task Force ... A Nation For All Children ... A Flood of Faith ... Why We Need an Innocence Commission ... Rev. Day To Receive Pride Award ... The Story of Stuff ...Walk to Preserve ... Massachusetts Public Lands ... Restorative Justice Resources ... Fair Trade Bananas
  • February 2010  (2/12/2010)
  • Peter Wells on gun violence ... MA Coalition for the Homeless Legislative Action Day ... How Faith Communities Can Help End Homelessness ... Haitian Cultural Arts Fundraiser ... Save the Date: Jumping for Justice! ... New Policy For ONA Statements ... Ecumenical Advocacy Days ... Interfaith Worker Justice ... Our Whole Lives Training ... Relief For Haiti ... Video Offers Reflections on Torture ... Silent Storm: Casino Gambling ... Honduras Hope ... Banning Landmines
  • November 2009  (11/30/2009)
  • Peter Wells on the question mark ... Our Whole Lives 101 ... 25th Anniversary of ONA in the MA Conference ... Human Rights Day ... World AIDS Day ... The Prison Birth Project ... Day of Silence ... Race, The Power of An Illusion ... OCWM in Plain Talk
  • October 2009  (10/14/2009)
  • Just Practice ... A Faithful Response to Climate Change ... Reaching Out to Victims of Tsunami ... Ecumenical Advocacy Days ... Order Baked Goods to Help the Homeless ... Day of Silence Planned for April 16, 2010 ... Climate Convocation is Oct. 18 ... Green Sanctuary ... MassSAVE ... Witness For Justice ... Developing Resilience Through Storytelling ... Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture Forever ... Our Church's Wider Mission
  • September 2009  (8/28/2009)
  • Just Practice ... Sharing our Hearts, our History and our Healing: A Pilgrimage to Chile ... Don't Put A Period on Health Care ... Ecumenical Advocacy Days ... Is Your Church Involved in a CROP Hunger Walk? ... Countdown to Copenhagen ... Restorative Justice and C4RJ Joint Venture ... Worthwhile Video! ... Neighbors in Need
  • May 2009 Edition  (5/4/2009)
  • Meet Malcolm Himschoot ... Faith, The Environment, and The Future ... Join the Provincetown Project This Summer ... A Conversation With Rev. Craig Rennebohm ...
    Oxfam America
  • April 2009 Edition  (4/9/2009)
  • Honor the Past: Act Now for Darfur ... Good News for the Homeless ... ONA Celebration ... A Visit With Equal Exchange ... Demand Equal Rights for Girls ... Panel on Racism ...
    350: International Day of Climate Action ... Earth Day Ideas ... Restorative Justice
    Public Policy Briefing Book ... North Dakota and Minnesota Flooding ... Mission Moments
  • March 2009 Edition  (3/6/2009)
  • Seeking Common Ground ... Mission and Justice Leadership Gathering ... STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience ... Project Bread ... A Tremendous Heart for Children ... Not Your Average Mission Trip! ... ONA Going Strong! ... Call Me Malcolm ... Traces of the Trade ... Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries ... Our Whole Lives Training ... One Great Hour of Sharing
  • February 2009 Edition  (1/29/2009)
  • Seeking Common Ground...Hope in Honduras...Legislative Action Day...Ecumenical Advocacy Days...11 Ways to Help Those Experiencing Homelessness...more
  • December 2008 Edition  (12/1/2008)
  • Delegation to Chile...MLK Day of Service..The Best Gift...Women's Chorus Concert...more.
  • October 2008 Edition  (10/29/2008)
  • Summit On Energy, Climate & Economic Crisis ... Stories From Global Ministries ...
    Tree Of Life Conference ... Campaign To Ban Torture ... more.
  • September 2008 Edition  (9/29/2008)
  • Help Save God's Creation! ... National Religious Campaign Against Torture ...
    Justice For All ... CROP Walk ... more.
  • Growing Faith
  • A newsletter focusing on church vitality, evangelism and new church starts.
  • April, 2011 Edition  (4/19/2011)
  • Turnaround Boot Camp Draws a Full House ... An Evening With Paul Nixon ... First Ever UCC New Church Start "Boot Camp" ... New Churches in the Northeast ... Did you know ...Over three-quarters of un-churched people in this country have never been invited to anything by anyone in a church? ... Church Multiplication Dinner
  • November 2010 edition  (11/23/2010)
  • Mashpee Congregational Achieves UCC Standing ... Jamaica Plain Celebrates 10th Anniversary ... Many Upcoming Vitality Training Events ... Resource of the Month ... Quote of the Month
  • September 2010 edition  (9/7/2010)
  • Rev. Gifford Wins Haystack Award ...Turnaround Boot Camp ... Vitality and Church Growth Training ... Updated Self-Assessment ... Comments You Never Hear in Church
  • April 2010 edition  (4/7/2010)
  • The latest trends in hospitality ministry ... How to develop a year-round stewardship and financial education program ... A description of an upcoming "Turnaround Bootcamp" for congregations that are serious about growing into the future ... A review of a recent "More Members" workshop ... New resources for your congregation.
  • February 2010 edition  (2/17/2010)
  • More Members For Your Congregation ... Evangelism Commission Takes Time Away ... Tippers to Tithers ... Hispanic Leadership Group ... Book of the Month ... Quote of the Month
  • September 2009 edition  (9/21/2009)
  • Mashpee Celebrates Prayer Shawl Ministry ... Jamaica Plain's Hispanic Community Church Offers Assistance to Immigrants ... Resource of the Month ... Coaches Celebrate Completion of Training ...
  • May 2009 edition  (5/11/2009)
  • A Second 'Tippers to Tithers' Gathering ... Two Gatherings Bring Church Teams Together ... Turnaround Congregations ... Resource of the Month
  • February 2009 edition  (2/4/2009)
  • Tippers to Tithers a huge success ... New Mashpee Church celebrates 2nd anniversary ... Growth workshop on Cape Cod ... Discovering the Future in Uncertain Times ... Resource of the Month ... Quote of the Month.
  • October 2008 edition  (10/30/2008)
  • Teams From 28 Churches Come To More Members Workshop ... Discernment of Leadership ... Resource of the Month ... Mashpee Sunday ... more.
  • September 2008 edition  (8/28/2008)
  • Two Workshops To Help Your Congregation Grow ...Mashpee Congregational, UCC Launches Public Worship! ...National UCC Gathering For New Church Starts ... more.

  • Inspiring Generosity
  • The Stewardship Newsletter of the Massachusetts Conference.
  • March 2013 Edition  (3/7/2013)
  • December 2012 Edition  (11/30/2012)
  • November 2012 Edition  (11/1/2012)
  • Being a Generous Church-Together...10 Ways the Cornerstone Fund Can Help...Clergy Income Tax Seminar...Income Tax 101 for the Newly Ordained...Save the Date!...Be a Steward of Creation: 4/1 Earth...Donations for Hurricane Sandy...Missionary to Indonesia will Visit...21st Century Giving Ideas....UCC Monthly Stewardship Messages...Are you Having Fun Yet?...Narrative Budget...Why a Person Gives
  • September 2012 Edition  (9/6/2012)
  • Being a Generous Church-Together..Super Saturday...Labor Day Reflection...United Church Funds Investor Conference...2013 Guide to Giving...Stewardship Resources...What a Mission Field!...Employee Dishonesty Claims...Paying Taxes & Giving to Charity...A Little Humor
  • April 2012 Edition  (4/19/2012)
  • Being a Generous Church-Together ... Motivating Generous Giving ... Possible Credit for Churches ... A Prayer for the United Church of Christ ... How to Promote Planned Giving ... Information on Cell Antenna Leases ... Forming Givers ... Cornerstone Church Builder Bonus ... Capital Campaign Primer ...
    In Case You Missed It
  • February 2012 Edition  (2/17/2012)
  • Special Lenten 2012 Edition.Being a Generous Church...Together...radical generosity: try it, you'll like it...now that your budget is settled...a Lenten reflection...16 ways to connect faith and money...a reflection from "Liberating Word"...Give it Up: a lenten calendar...new resource for stewardship committees...quote of the month.
  • December, 2011 Edition  (12/19/2011)
  • Advent: expectation...Christmas is not your birthday...the pastor's role in church finances...Mission:1 exceeds all goals...2011 gifts are due...Clergy Income Tax Seminar...Your Church's 2012 Guide to Giving...Super Saturday workshops
  • October, 2011 Edition  (10/12/2011)
  • Being a Generous Church...Investment Advice...Narrative Budgets...7 Things to Do When Donors Cut Back...New 2012 Giving Guide...Stewardship Resources...Bless! A National Conference...Mission:1
  • September, 2011 Edition  (9/7/2011)
  • A Vision For A Generous Church ...Giving In Tough Economic Times ... 2011 UCC Stewardship Theme Materials Now Available! ...Pledge Enlistment Program Idea ... Registration Now Open for Super Saturday: Oct. 1, 2011 ... Asking For Gifts ... Flood Insurance ...Being a Generous Church - Together!
  • Summer 2011 Edition  (6/29/2011)
  • Year-Round Stewardship: Testimony in Worship ... Did You Know?! Regular Spiritual Practices Encourage Generous Giving ... Telling the Story: "The Halo Effect" ... Developing an Investment Policy Statement for Your Church's Endowment ... 2011 UCC Stewardship Theme Materials Now Available! ... Registration Now Open for Super Saturday: Oct. 1, 2011 ... Being a Generous Church - Together! ... We Are Here To Serve Your Faith Community!
  • April, 2011 Edition  (4/26/2011)
  • Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude ... Being a Generous Church - Together!... Mission:1 ... Generations of Stewardship ...Money Follows Mission ... Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums ... We Are Here To Serve Your Faith Community!
  • February 2011 Edition  (2/2/2011)
  • Seasons of Stewardship ...Being a Generous Church - Together! ... Money Follows Mission
    Super Saturday! ... Inspiring Words to Start Your Day ... Considering a Capital Campaign?
  • September 2010 Edition  (8/30/2010)
  • Fall Stewardship Campaigns ... 10 Key Elements ... 2010 Stewardship Theme Materials ... UPCOMING EVENTS: Super Saturday! ... Money Follows Mission: Stewardship Practices for the Body of Christ ... Stewardship Communities of Practice ... Inspiring Words to Start Your Day ... Socially Responsible Investing ... Generations of Giving ... Final Food for Thought
  • July 2010 Edition  (7/22/2010)
  • Super Saturday! ...Stewardship Communities of Practice ...2010 Stewardship Theme Materials ...
    Handbook for Church Treasurers ... Our Church's Wider Mission: Haiti ...NESC Conference ... Stories of Inspiring Generosity ... Chuches Share Their Experience ... Food for Thought
  • April 2010 Edition  (4/16/2010)
  • Planting season ... Telling the Story of How Our Church Changes Lives: Personal Testimonies, Narrative Budgets, Mission & Ministry Fair , The Wider Church Sermon Help, The Offering, Newsletter Items, Resources ... Nurturing God's Disciples
  • February 2010 Edition  (2/9/2010)
  • Thought for the Month: A Call for Confession ... Mass Healthcare Reform Law ... A Bible Study for Stewardship in Challenging Times ... 2010 IRS Mileage Rates ... Narrative Budget Example ... Should Pastors Know What Members Give? ... Electronic Church Newsletters ... Live the Prosperity Gospel ... God's Pleasure
  • December 2009 Edition  (12/8/2009)
  • Thought for the Month: Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 ... Fellowship Dues ...New Massachusetts Regulations Protect Personal Information ...Your Key Stewardship Tasks for December & January ... Changing the Culture Around Money ... UCC Tools ... Timely Brochures from the United Church Insurance Board ... Gift Giving is Good For You!
  • September 2009 Edition  (9/4/2009)
  • Stewardship University 2009 ... Best of YouTube ... Resources for Your Stewardship Program ... New Endowment Law ... Chip-In for Children ... Church Lifestyle Change Ideas for Generous Saints ... Book Review ... Humor ... Reflection: Imagining A New Church
  • June 2009 Edition  (6/26/2009)
  • Finding Hope in Hard Times ... Strengthen Financial Giving ... 2009 Stewardship Theme Materials ... July Theme: Stewards of Responsible Freedom ... The Gift of Tithing ... StillSpeaking Money ...Support Struggling Homeowners ... Should a Pastor Know? ... 2009 Stewardship Messages ... How to Get Younger Families Involved in Church ... Reflection: Some Lessons We Can Learn
  • May 2009 Edition  (5/6/2009)
  • Managing Church Finances in Uncertain Times ... Chip-In For Children's Ministries ...
    How To Develop Tippers Into Tithers ... Testimony ... Taxes and Tithes, Contract and Covenant ... Audit Committee Resource ... Ministry of Money ... Church Member Giving in Recession Years ... North American Stewardship Conference ... Quote of the Month .. Humor
  • March 2009 Edition  (3/20/2009)
  • Chip-In for Children's Ministries ... Uneasy Partners ... The Gift of Stewardship ... The Missionally Stewarding Church ... Right Sizing Your Staff ...Formula for Recovery ...
    Pledging: How Does Your Church Match Up? ... Humor
  • January 2009 Edition  (2/2/2009)
  • Bane & Blessing - Meetinghouse as asset ... The Church and Tough Economic Times ... How to Establish a Wills Emphasis Program ... Year Round Stewardship ... Humor ... What is Your Church Deficit Telling You ... Grants as a Source for Funding for Your Congregation ... Monthly Stewardship Messages.
  • December 2008 Edition  (12/9/2008)
  • Upcoming events ... Faith and Tough Economic Times ... The more things change...thoughts from 1960 ... Are you ready for winter?... Audit Time ... Humor: ACTUAL Church Bulletin Bloopers! ... Year-Round Stewardship ... StillSpeaking Money ... 2009 IRS Mileage Rates ... 2009 Fellowship Dues ... Planned Giving Tip of the Month ... A tool for budget meetings
  • October 2008 Edition  (11/3/2008)
  • Special issue designed to resource pastors and congregations in responding to the current economic issues impacting their members and communities.
  • September 2008 Edition  (9/3/2008)
  • Special Annual Enlistment Program issue designed to help inspire and resource your annual pledge program.

  • Pastoral Excellence E-News
  • A newsletter for Clergy Communities of Practice and New Clergy Groups
  • PEP E-News November, 2012   (11/8/2012)
  • "On the Self-image of Ministers" by David Lose. The "performative" model of ministry which has served the church well for the past couple of centuries may not be relevant in a culture where many church members grew up unchurched.
  • PEP E-News October, 2012  (10/1/2012)
  • "Healthy Practices for Practicing Balance" by David Edman Gray. Achieving a healthy work-life balance eventually comes down to personal responsibility and discipline. We must make the right choices, and our choices must be influenced by our attitudes and values.
  • PEP E-News September, 2012  (9/5/2012)
  • "Is E-mail the New Parking Lot?" by Susan Nienaber. Has email replaced informal, face to face conversation? If so, when is this potentially useful tool a hindrance, or worse, an inappropriate means of communication?
  • PEP E-News June, 2012  (5/29/2012)
  • "The Danger in "Getting By" by Larry Peers. The question is not only "Can just getting by sustain us?" We must also ask "What possibilities are we missing?"
  • May, 2012 Edition  (5/2/2012)
  • "Asking More of Laypeople" by L. Gregory Jones. Influential laypeople yearn for deep relationships with Christian institutional leaders. We can nurture those relationships by entering the worlds where laypeople live, think and work -- not seeing them primarily as church volunteers and funders.
  • April, 2012 Edition  (3/30/2012)
  • "Fail to Learn" by L. Gregory Jones and Kelly Gilmer. The challenge to Christian leaders to rethink our failures.
  • March, 2012 Edition  (3/2/2012)
  • "God's Potters," an interview with Jackson W.
    Carroll.
  • February, 2012 Edition  (1/31/2012)
  • "Thinking Theologically About Using Social Media," by Verity Jones.
  • January 2012 Edition  (1/9/2012)
  • December 2011 Edition  (11/29/2011)
  • November 2011 Edition  (11/1/2011)
  • Strengthening the Ministry of Lay Staff by Ann A. Michel
  • October 2011 Edition  (9/26/2011)
  • Pruning for Sustainable Design by L. Gregory Jones
  • September, 2011 Edition  (9/1/2011)
  • Using Facebook Appropriately as a Ministry Tool; upcoming events
  • August edition  (8/16/2011)
  • Clergy Community of Practice updates; upcoming events
  • May edition  (5/26/2011)
  • Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Endowment Campaign kickoff ... Clergy Conference on Star Island ... Teaching the Fire Clergy Retreats
  • March edition  (3/9/2011)
  • Families Remain Important as Their Makeup Changes
  • December edition  (12/1/2010)
  • Ten Misconceptions about Church Vitality and Growth by Eugene A. Blair.
  • October edition  (10/27/2010)
  • Your "Money Autobiography" - a resource to assist you in reflecting on the story of your life in relationship to money.
  • September edition  (9/30/2010)
  • Will you seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?
  • Send Forth Ripples of Faith
  • The Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Endowment Campaign Newsletter
  • November 2012  (11/21/2012)
  • Planned Gift Annuity Extends Eleanor Hubbard's Support to Leadership Development Programs
  • September 2012  (9/10/2012)
  • Final Act of Generosity Focuses on Strengthening the Church ... New Resource Helps Educate Lay Leaders About the Powerful Benefits of the Pastoral Excellence Program
  • May 2012  (5/14/2012)
  • Rev. Karin Case: A Commitment to Programs that will Support the Church: For the Next Generation
  • March 2012  (3/28/2012)
  • Generous giving by laity in our congregations to the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Endowment Campaign...Chris Barensfeld: Sustaining the Church - Now and in the Future
  • February 2012  (2/15/2012)
  • Clergy Support Campaign in Numbers and Dollars...Rev. Angela Menke Ballou: The Promise of the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Campaign
  • December 2011  (12/7/2011)
  • Benefits of Making a Gift of Stock or Other Appreciated Assets...David Shumway Sees Future of Church in Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Campaign
  • October 2011   (10/24/2011)
  • Is a Gift Annuity Right for You? ... Rev. Dr. Paul Shupe: Pastoral Excellence Program Helps Support Vibrant Ministries!
  • September 2011   (9/20/2011)
  • Rev. Carole Baker: An Opportunity for Pastoral Education, Collegial Support! ... Wrap-Around Capital Campaign ... Special Offer! Personalized Special Offering Bulletin
  • August 2011  (8/24/2011)
  • Campaign kickoff ... Rev. Jan Gregory-Charpentier says PEP has allowed me to be a better pastor! ... Personalized special offering bulletin available
  • June 2011  (6/7/2011)
  • Dick Harter: Saying 'Yes' to Sustaining Pastoral Excellence
  • May 2011  (5/19/2011)
  • Pastoral Excellence Sustainability Campaign Helps Build Strength in Ministry, Youth Participation
  • November 2010  (11/18/2010)
  • The Pastoral Excellence Campaign has begun!

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