Reflections from our KINDLE: Couples experience

My wife Beth and I attended the KINDLE: Couples learning event in January. My purpose was twofold. I have been on the KINDLE Board of Directors for over a year. I thought attending a...

Read more February 6, 2020 at 7:49 am Diane Schuessler

Looking at the last 20 years!

Looking at the last 20 years … What a dedicated group of eight people (Steve Arnold, Les Stroh, Lyle Heggemeier, Jack Giles, Alan Gunderman, Linda Olsen, William Karpenko, and Sue Steege in the picture,...

Read more February 6, 2020 at 7:47 am Diane Schuessler

A season of celebrating, remembering, responding

Happy New Year! Happy Epiphany! Happy 20th Anniversary! A season of celebrating, remembering, and responding. How did you celebrate the beginning of a new year and a new decade? With friends and family? A...

Read more February 6, 2020 at 7:43 am Diane Schuessler

What a Joy: Christ-like Servant Leader Journey Guides on Zoom

Shortly after the stay-at-home order took effect in Minnesota, I started to identify ways to connect and reach out to people in my congregation. After much prayer, and as my comfort level leading...

Cultivating Groups Through Derecho Relief

On August 10, amidst a global pandemic, a storm unexpectedly hit the homes and lives of the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This event, called a derecho, barely even made the news. Many...