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Kathy Merry

Kathy Ashby Merry pursued her calling to the world of church work after retiring, at age 42 from a 15-year business career.

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Marc Brown is director of Connectional Ministries for the Virginia Annual Conference and chairperson of the Common Table.

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John Briggs is a retired pastor in the Virginia Annual Conference of the UMC

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Embracing and Transforming Chaos

The story of creation in Genesis 1:1-2:4a affirms two realities of faith: the reality of God and the reality of chaos. This account of creation…

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Becoming a Tribe of Remembering Encouragers

Just as the congregation of Israel was composed of twelve tribes, today’s churches have different voices that are heard in their communities of faith. Transformational…

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