October 10, 2010
Yet With a Steady Beat
Reflections on the Future of Pastoral Leadership
Live Blogging from our 2010 Calling Congregations Conference
“Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet
Come to this place for which our fathers sighed?”
Lift Every Voice and Sing
By James Weldon Johnson
After the FTE Leaders in Ministry Conference in June, I immediately circled October 7-9 on my calendar because I knew I had to attend the Calling Congregations Conference in Atlanta. One small explanation for my anticipation of the conference was that I would have an opportunity to take a break from the rigorous academic life at Yale Divinity School and return to the city where I spent the last four years of my life as an undergraduate. I was also anxious to fellowship with old friends and meet new friends who are committed to renewing the church.