Category Archives: UMC

Three Months with Twitter

Posted on June 23, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

Been almost 3 mos on Twitter. Enjoying the connection w others w similar interests & levity thruout the day. Resisting addiction! 🙂 The paragraph above represents what I will say in the next several paragraph in Twitter-speak. Just shy of … Continue reading →

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Young Adults: In Their Own Words

Posted on June 12, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I’m working on several projects right now that have to do with ministry with young adults/college students. Earlier this week I posted this question on Twitter and Facebook: What is 1 thing that the church can DO/BE to reach out … Continue reading →

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Resources for Ministry with Young Adults

Posted on June 11, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I have decided to start collecting some online resources for ministry with young adults. If you know of something that should be added to this working list, please feel free to post it in the comments section of this blog. … Continue reading →

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A Call to Prayer

Posted on May 5, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I have always been a strong believer that prayer “works.” I remember as a child, praying nightly the same memorized prayer that my sister and I “developed,” including a prayer for all of our family and friends by name and … Continue reading →

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Why I stay in the United Methodsit Church

Posted on March 29, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

Several weeks ago now, Jenny Smith posed the question, “Why do you stay in the United Methodist Church?” Many others have posited their answers and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to throw mine out there. 1. Wesleyan Theology … Continue reading →

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An Experiment and a Plug!

Posted on January 9, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I’m posting this below as an experiment (I guess I’m still a scientist at heart!). Kevin Watson at http://deeplycommitted.com has started an experiment to see how much social capital Methodist bloggers have. This experiment was prompted by the feeling among … Continue reading →

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My new favorite blog

Posted on September 9, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

A couple of years ago, I started reading a blog that was probably one of the first that I ever read with any regularity. It was called WesleyBlog and was written by Shane Raynor. The blog went silent for some … Continue reading →

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