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Why Do We Celebrate The Past? Dan Bracken, Ginghamsburg Communication Director Observing the past is a tricky exercise. If we're not careful, we can idolize it. Past hurts leave us paralyzed. Over-fixating on our mistakes, we play the "what if" game. We can't move on because we're scared to experience the pain of repeat failure. Past success leaves us too comfortable. We know what works, so we gradually succumb to status-quo living. The adventure and thrill of risk gives way to, "we've never done it that way before." There's nothing more magnetic than a dusty trophy shelf. We all

The Church As A Community Of Love Dan Bracken // Ginghamsburg Communication Director Since we're celebrating 160 years of ministry, I've been taking a deep dive into the Ginghamsburg historical archives. IF I were an actual historian, I probably would've known a few things already. For example, the 1946 church merger of Evangelical and United Brethren denominations, making a new EUB (Evangelical United Brethren) denomination.  Having previously been United Brethren, Ginghamsburg became an EUB congregation the same day. Later, Ginghamsburg would acquire "GUM" as its uncannily sticky nickname parallel to becoming Ginghamsburg United Methodist at the merger of the EUB and

What Does A Church Communication Team Do? Dan Bracken I recently gave a communication team update to the Ginghamsburg Church board. I perceived that it was helpful, so I thought I'd share the report with you, too. The Ginghamsburg Communication Team IS: Dan Bracken (Communication Director, Design Studio Creative Director, Marketing and Social Media) John Whirledge (Online Campus Director) Shannon Sellars (Digital Content Manager) Will Flora (Video Producer and Research & Development) and Lori Barnett (Data & Print specialist) The Ginghamsburg Design Studio is currently