Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. dr. tod bolsinger Archives

Presbytery of Milwaukee helps congregations’ vitality to shine

Posted January 23rd, 2024

In November, the Presbytery of Milwaukee celebrated the completion of a two-year focus on Congregational Vitality during its final standing meeting of 2023. The presbytery, which meets four times each year, structured its meetings over a two-year period to highlight and investigate one of the Seven Marks as described in the Vital Congregations Initiative.

Teaching Scripture as a screenplay

Posted November 4th, 2021

Who is the best teacher you’ve ever had? What about your best faith teacher?

Scripture as a cookbook, blueprint or trail map

Posted October 22nd, 2021

What do a cookbook, a blueprint, a trail map and the Bible have in common? According to the Rev. Dr. Tod Bolsinger, associate professor of a leadership formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, they are all performative documents.

Ministry challenges call us not to work harder, but to work wholeheartedly

Posted October 1st, 2021

“If all you hear today is ‘just work harder,’ you’ve missed the point.”