Leading Ideas Talks “Leading Faithfully in a Changing Church” featuring Karen Stewart
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Mar 3, 2026 Karen Stewart, seasoned ministry leader and Project Director at the Hub for Reimagining Ministry, reflects on intergenerational faith formation and reimagining church work. She discusses technology and AI shaping children's faith. She talks about reaching the disaffiliated and sustaining leaders through intentional rest. The conversation highlights equipping new leaders and listening with humility.
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Thirty Years Growing Inside One Church
- Karen Stewart spent over 30 years in one Phoenix church, rising from children and youth ministry to executive director of ministries.
- She retired, then joined Wesley's Hub for Reimagining Ministry to lead grants like Bringing Church Home and intergenerational worship programs.
Innovation Means Reimagining For Context
- The Hub for Reimagining Ministry reframes innovation as contextual reimagining, not novelty for novelty's sake.
- They build tools, run grants, and walk with pastors and lay leaders to adapt ministry methods to current culture and technology.
Give Parents The Baton For Children's Faith
- Give parents back responsibility for children's faith formation instead of outsourcing it entirely to church programs.
- The Bringing Church Home grant supplies resources to help families practice faith at home so children learn faith by watching caregivers.