Just a few short months ago, I wrote a column for this very newsletter about Christian Community Camp. I wrote about taking my daughter and the way I initially pictured camp—being on vacation with 100 of your closest co-workers; about seeing people eating breakfast in their pajamas who you typically only see on Sunday mornings
First Fridays
I’ve lived in Kansas City for about six years now. And as long as I’ve lived here, I’ve wanted to go to First Fridays in the Crossroads District. Six years and I’ve never gone. I follow hundreds of local artists on social media and spend my nights flipping through their posts to see all of the fun and creative stuff they’re making.
Knowing One Another
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families Two years ago, my daughter and I loaded up our car and headed to the YMCA of the Rockies for our first Christian Community Camp. She was 2 years old at the time and I had no idea what to …
Focus on What We Have
By Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families Until I met my husband I had never been shopping on Black Friday. My family still lives in a small town so when I was home for Thanksgiving there weren’t really many opportunities to do so. My husband is …
Though the Mountains Will Crumble
By Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families On Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., in observance of the International Wave of Light, I lit a candle in my living room in front of a picture that references Isaiah 54. “Though the mountains will crumble, you will not.” When I …
A Space Enhances Ministry
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families During my second interview for the Minister of Children, Students and Families, I met with several groups of people—staff members, personnel committee members, board members, lay leaders. One of those meetings was with the personnel chair at the time, Lesley …
You Are Not Alone
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families As Mother’s Day approaches, my heart is with all women. All of them. The mother who is so fortunate to have the family she’s always dreamed of. The mother who has struggled with her own fertility or the fertility of …