Before I went on vacation Call & Response published a letter I wrote to Sondra Wheeler, professor of Christian ethics at Wesley Seminary in Washington D.C., about membership and tithing. While I was on vacation C&R posted her reply. So here it is a little late.
This will probably be my last letter in this open letters series. It has been very enlightening and helpful to write various denominational leaders asking for their advice and insight on various topics that have come up in my first year or so of being a pastor. The idea was initially sparked by Michael Jinkin’s book, Letters to New Pastors, and so my first letter was to Jinkins. Here are all the letter and their responses in this series:
- Letter to Michael Jinkins about different churches and his reply.
- Letter to Lillian Daniel about preaching the lectionary and her reply.
- Letter to Ed Phillips about communion and his reply.
- Letter to Bishop Willimon about being a United Methodist church plant and his reply.
- Letter to Kelly Johnson about being friends with staff and her repy.
- Letter to Brad Kalajainen about church buildings and his reply.
- Letter to Father James Martin about money and his reply.
- Letter to John Ed Mathison about leadership and vision and his reply.
- Letter to Sondra Wheeler about membership and tithing and her reply.
Kelly Johnson
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