Sep 24, 2026
Stories
A church opens its doors to young adults. Young adults open their hearts to children. Children discover relationships of trust and encouragement. And those relationships ripple outward into flourishing families and neighborhoods.
Sep 22, 2026
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For those who lead, the list can feel especially relentless. And somewhere along the way, we can begin to believe that faithfulness means keeping up with all of it. But what if stopping is part of faithfulness, too?
Aug 31, 2026
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What if our full calendars leave little room for the conversations that matter? What if we're spending so much energy keeping programs running that we have less capacity to notice the people right in front of us?
Jul 28, 2026
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For nearly five years, C3 has accompanied congregations as they practice discernment, adaptive leadership, and neighborhood-centered ministry. When we decided we wanted to offer a bilingual cohort, we could have just translated the participant materials into Spanish and called it good.
Jun 30, 2026
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In church leadership, it’s easy to assume that the most important things are the most visible things. Bigger attendance. Bigger budgets. Bigger programs. Bigger impact. We don’t arrive at those assumptions thoughtlessly or maliciously. These are simply the measurements we’ve inherited. They’re what we know how to count. But what if some of the most important signs of flourishing are harder to see?
Jun 25, 2026
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The Texas United Methodist Campus Ministry Fund helps students across Texas discover faith, community, and calling during the formative college years. By supporting campus ministries, the fund helps create spaces where young adults can belong, grow, and become leaders who help others find their place as well.