“When the Numbers Aren’t Enough: Finding Realistic Hope in an Uncertain Future”
19min 02s
“We realized that 10-15 years from now that won’t be enough of us to keep this church going…
A hope that is realistic is honest about its context – both internal and external;
Examples of unrealistic vis-à-vis one’s context;
What are the resources available to us now (short-term) – financial, human, etc.?
Be the BEST CHURCH you can be at this point in time!
Quentin lives in Pittsfield, MA, with his wife, Amy. He has a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois. He received his M. Div. from Union Theological Seminary in 2002. He has served as an interim pastor for several congregations in western Massachusetts, including UCC, American Baptist, and United Methodist. All but two of the congregations have been part-time. He has been a hospice spiritual counselor for ten years. He also served as a chaplain for homeless veterans. He taught workforce ethics to inmates at the Berkshire County House of Corrections. He has also served the wider church. He wrote several worship services for Worship Ways and was the author for a General Synod worship in 2015. He was also on the writing team for the revised Manual on Ministry.
- Recorded in June 2026
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