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Rev. Dr. Sandra L. DeMott Hasenauer is Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region, which includes 50 congregations in the Greater Rochester Area, Western NY, and nine additional states. Prior to this, Sandy served on national denominational staff, regional staff, and as a local church pastor and interim minister. Sandy has a DMin in Transformational Leadership from Boston University School of Theology in which she studied the practical implications for an organization when truly embracing a core vision of beloved community. With such a focus, Sandy is consistently engaged in finding ways for all voices to be heard at the common table.
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Jul 12, 2026 ∙ 2 min
The Difference Between a Safety Net and a Savings Habit
AI generated image of safety net larger than needed To return to last month’s illustration of the trampoline and the safety net, the best practice is, of course, for the safety net to match the size of the trampoline. If a Safety Engineer were to develop larger and larger safety nets for the same, original trampoline, “just in case,” it would raise suspicions as to how good they were at their job. There may be a large safety net, but there's a lot of room for failure of purpose as well....
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Jun 14, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Prudence or Fear? Rethinking Why We Hold Reserves
There is a definite need for net fences around the edges of trampolines in the backyard. When I was a kid, in the days before safety nets, our summer neighbors had a large rectangular trampoline that could fit upwards of eight kids on it at a time, leading to shenanigans and poor decisions. Landing flat on your back on the ground nearby and having the wind knocked out of you is not a pleasant experience. Ask me how I know. And ask me how grateful I am that nothing more serious ever happened....
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May 12, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Your Church’s Bank Account is a Theological Statement
As Billy Graham is reported to have said, “Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God.” I wonder what your church’s financial statements say regarding what your congregation thinks about God? We begin by laying the foundation: How we spend money reveals what we actually believe, regardless of what our mission statement says. Many congregations do weekend retreats or extended envisioning statements to determine mission and vision statements, and perhaps...
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