• The Mission Field and the “Fourth Place”

    For much of our lives, we split most of our time between two places: home, the first place; and work/school, the second place. Many of us also have a “third place,” defined by Emily Torres as “a familiar public spot where you regularly connect with others known and unknown, over a shared interest or activity”…

  • The Collaborative

    Two or more United Methodist congregations sharing a pastor is nothing new. This year, however, Church Hill and Trinity UMCs are trying something new: a collaborative parish. And thus, the Youngstown UMC Collaborative is emerging. But Pastor Shannon, isn’t that just another way of saying you’re serving a two-point charge? At first, this will feel…

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