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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.

To be continued…

Posted on June 17, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

On Friday, April 30, a group of campus ministers, college students, and ministry and church leaders joined together for a day of teaching about prayer, praying and preparing for an upcoming season of prayer. The season of prayer is twofold: … Continue reading →

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Listen to this

Posted on June 8, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

My friend Wendy is a student at Princeton Theological Seminary and has enjoyed working with some fellow students in an independant study with Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean in the area of Youth Ministry. They just released a podcast that they … Continue reading →

Posted in IYM, PTS, rites of passage, Youth Ministry | Leave a comment

Adrenaline Junkie

Posted on June 8, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

Hi, I’m Ashlee, and I’m an adrenaline addict. Not the adventure-seeking-bungee-jumping kind of addict, but the let’s-see-if-I-can-squeeze-in-one-more-thing kind of addict. I came to this realization about myself a little over a month ago when I felt my pulse quicken as … Continue reading →

Posted in bungee jumping, efficiency, prayer | 1 Comment

Praying for Campus Ministry

Posted on April 21, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

If you’ve read my blog for very long, you’ve noticed that I have blogged about a series of prayer efforts over the last several years, both personal prayer and group efforts. I would say that prayer has been an area … Continue reading →

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Grief in the Garden

Posted on March 31, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

This week heading up to Easter is one of mixed emotions. Nearly 6 weeks ago, we started this Lenten March toward Easter remembering that from ashes we come and to ashes we will return. We’re faced with our own mortality—and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, prayer | 2 Comments

A Life of Prayer

Posted on March 17, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

A friend of mine, Guy Chmieleski, the university pastor at Belmont University, asked me if I would “guest post” on his blog. It was a good excuse to get me to write something that I had been thinking about and … Continue reading →

Posted in Asbury University, Guy Chmieleski, prayer, Scot McNight | 1 Comment

A Timely Lunch

Posted on February 28, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

Today I had lunch with Dr. Forrest Robinson, a longtime UM pastor in Kansas. His wife is in a nursing facility, suffering with Alzheimer’s disease and he asked me to join him because he doesn’t like to eat alone. We … Continue reading →

Posted in BOM, UMC | 2 Comments

Can I Trust God?

Posted on January 10, 2010 by ashleealleycrawford

My church is spending the next six weeks “Rebooting” and asking some pretty basic questions about our faith. We’re also having a variety of people share a testimony that responds to our question for the week. I got to share … Continue reading →

Posted in FUMC, personal, Trusting God | 4 Comments

What to Leave Behind in 2009: The idol of Efficiency

Posted on December 31, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I have said before that my middle name is Efficiency. Ashlee E. Alley. Well…that’s a bit of an untruth…the E. stands for Elaine instead of Efficiency, but, close enough. I really, really like to get things done in an efficient … Continue reading →

Posted in efficiency, new year, patience, personal | 2 Comments

SC Chapel Podcast

Posted on December 18, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

Do you like to keep up with what’s happening at SC’s chapel even though you aren’t in Winfield? We now have Chapel available for you to subscribe to through iTunes or your other favorite system for mp3’s. You can subscribe … Continue reading →

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