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About ashleealleycrawford

I am the Associate Director for the Office of Clergy Excellence in the Great Plains United Methodist Church. I particularly enjoy helping people see what God is calling them to do and knowing how to respond to that. I'm an ordained elder in the UMC and love to talk all things discipleship, crochet, flowers, family, and friends.

Not Alone

Posted on July 9, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

It seems, at times, that we are alone. The situations in our lives have played out and we think we know the ending. I’m assuming that’s how Mary Magdalene felt as she stood weeping outside the tomb. Alone and disappointed. … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

In the last several years, we have started making a “time capsule” of sorts in the “mascot” of our mission trips, Al Buho (a.k.a. our plastic owl decoy that is a coveted White Elephant gift at our Christmas parties). This … Continue reading →

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Campus Ministry Blog-a-thon

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

My friend, Guy Chmieleski, the campus pastor at Belmont in Nashville, is hosting a blog-a-thon at his blog, faithoncampus.com. He has a series of posts from various people related to campus ministry from around the nation that he is posting … Continue reading →

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Imagine No Malaria

Posted on February 1, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

I was listening to NPR yesterday and heard a snippet from a story that they were doing about polio and how it is nearly eradicated. Now, don’t forget “nearly eradicated” fits pretty well along the lines that “close is only … Continue reading →

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When Normal is Exhilirating

Posted on February 1, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

I wrote this yesterday about my day. I’ve been thinking a lot about recognizing God’s presence in the midst of life, rather than seeing God’s presence after the fact. Yesterday was a good day. There are many days in ministry … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Simple

Posted on January 25, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

Last summer I invested in a touch screen cell phone that made viewing the internet on my phone significantly faster to navigate, not to mention the internet looked much better than on my previous smart phone. I knew that with … Continue reading →

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Best Days

Posted on January 3, 2011 by ashleealleycrawford

Each January, I spend a little time looking back to the year behind and ahead to what is on the horizon. Last year I wrote about my desire to grow in patience this year. I believe that indeed, patience did … Continue reading →

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More Than Meets the Eye at Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

Recently I was asked to share a favorite tradition of mine at Christmas at a campus tree-lighting ceremony and I couldn’t get one particular snapshot of my head. It’s an ornament. It’s not much to look at, as it’s a … Continue reading →

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A Life-Giving Christmas

Posted on November 14, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

Advent is not a time in Campus Ministry when we are able to do much programming (or at least I am able to do much). Most folks that I know in Campus Ministry have to wrap up most of our … Continue reading →

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Campus Ministry Summer Happenings

Posted on July 30, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

This summer, my blog has been fairly silent, but I’ve been really busy. Here are two things that are happening in the upcoming weeks in the world of campus ministry. I hope that you’ll be able to join in the … Continue reading →

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