by Sam Duenckel | Jun 8, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Microsoft Publisher Is Going AwayHere’s What You Need to Know Before October.If Microsoft Publisher is part of your weekly routine for bulletins, newsletters, or other church publications, mark your calendar: Publisher is retiring on October 1, 2026. After that...
by Sam Duenckel | May 26, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Vacation Bible School season brings excitement, creativity, and a whole lot of cardboard, paint, and storage bins. What if some of that effort and expense could be shared?Churches across denominations are discovering that partnering with neighboring congregations to...
by Sam Duenckel | May 19, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Your church is active in the community. People talk about it at school board meetings, mention it in local news stories, and sometimes it shows up in places you never expected. The question is: are you the last to know?Setting up a Google Alert for your congregation...
by Sam Duenckel | May 6, 2026 | AC2026, Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
As an Annual Conference lay member, there is a responsibility to report back from the Annual Conference session to their local church soon after the event. But what do you report back?In a room of over 2,000 clergy and lay members, and over the course of three days,...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 27, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Written by: Dwayne Stinson and Rev. Jason StanleyOften, when we speak of God’s call, we imagine Moses standing, awestruck, by the burning bush (Exodus 3), Samuel hearing God’s audible voice calling in the night (1 Samuel 3), or Mary’s visitation by an angel sharing...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 22, 2026 | Belonging & Advocacy, Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
By: Lan Davis Wilson “Justice is what love looks like in public.” – Dr. Cornel West. As followers of Christ, and particularly as United Methodist, we have a duty to uphold in the work of resisting evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they may present. ...
