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October 6, 2015
Seeing without categorizing What new technologies can reveal about being the churchA close look at a new app called Periscope that invites users to experience “the world through someone else’s eyes” by Anita Coleman There’s a new app available, and it’s boasting that it will empower you to “explore the world through someone else’s… Read more »
October 5, 2015
Redefining where and when church happens A difficult truth for young church leadersAn experienced pastor struggles to prepare new leaders for disappointment without extinguishing their passion and vision. by Mieke Vandersall I lie in bed at Stony Point Center with the cicadas lulling me back to my childhood. The sound provokes in me a… Read more »
October 2, 2015
Conversations with church leaders about projects that matter Dreaming bigger for urban ministryMission pastor Aisha Brooks-Lytle talks with Rocky Supinger about organizing The Common Place, a blend of two worshiping communities, an arts-based afterschool program, social services, and community center in southwest Philadelphia, all supported by an established, suburban congregation. <—- Aisha Brooks-Lytle… Read more »
October 1, 2015
Stories of mustard seeds and mountains Why I love my little old churchIn a church that worships innovation, who celebrates the 30 people who’ve been showing up for years? by Sue Washburn Most of my life I’ve identified with the prodigal in Jesus’ parable about the lost sons (Luke 15:11–32). Early on, I bounded… Read more »
September 30, 2015
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes Yes, I was that evangelical at the More Light Presbyterians conferenceHow evangelicals and progressives can cross the theological divide by Jodi Craiglow In… Read more »
September 30, 2015
An avid movie buff walks in the footsteps of Russell Crowe and many other famous actors and directors at Ghost Ranch. All the pretty movies An avid movie buff walks in the footsteps of Russell Crowe and many other famous actors and directors at Ghost Ranch. by Emily Enders Odom Stepping out of the… Read more »
September 29, 2015
A space for a contemporary woman disciple to give voice to justice concerns in a world where some still think that women’s words are just leros (Greek for “nonsense”) or, in Spanish, disparates PartnersA resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Genesis 2:18–23 by Magdalena I. García Then the Lord God said, “It is not… Read more »
September 28, 2015
Seeking transformation through the renewal of our minds When tolerant Christians can’t tolerate the intolerance of tolerant non-ChristiansWhy Christians need to give up on tolerance in favor of grace by Jeffrey A. Schooley To whatever degree titles are useful (and I suspect they aren’t all that useful), my life story goes something like this:… Read more »
September 25, 2015
You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. Where justice and compassion meet—in BaltimoreKate Foster Connors talks with Derrick Weston about creating an urban mission center at the heart of Baltimore that hosts church groups and equips congregations to engage their neighborhoods in… Read more »
September 24, 2015
If not now, when? Mercy by Rose Niles Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first… Read more »
