Make A Donation
Click Here >
September 11, 2015
You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. Our patron saintsAre you a Donald Trump Presbyterian or a Mister Rogers Presbyterian? by Derrick L. Weston During the middle of the summer, I perused my social media and watched many recoil at the terrible… Read more »
September 10, 2015
If not now, when? The end and the beginningsA poem about the day the church died, its changing shape resisted, with tickets sold for the performance by Rose Niles we find it difficultto adapt to changing conditions,which explains perhapswhy we may hate theconcept of evolutionand its thunderous announcementthat God isn’t done with us yet,but… Read more »
September 9, 2015
Playing beyond the boundaries in hopes of finding God and inspiration Navigating the life of a bivocational pastorHow I came to combine part-time congregational ministry with two startup initiatives for children and the arts by Adam Walker Cleaveland While in seminary, I never thought I’d use the word bivocational to describe myself. And yet,… Read more »
September 8, 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 In the driver’s seatA reflection and confession based on Mark 8:34–38 by Magdalena I. García Calling the crowd to join his… Read more »
September 7, 2015
Redefining where and when church happens Please stop treating my non-church ministry as if it weren’t realA defense of validated ministries serving in non-congregational settings by Mieke Vandersall I have a friend. She has one of the most pastoral souls I have experienced in my time on this earth. She is compassionate, generous, patient,… Read more »
September 4, 2015
Conversations with church leaders about projects that matter Rocky Supinger talks with Jessica TateJessica Tate talks about NEXT Church and a movement to discern how we can be a faithful church in the 21st century in an era when institutional models aren’t serving us as well today as they once did. <—- Jessica… Read more »
September 1, 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 Demon freeA reflection and confession based on Mark 7:24–30 by Magdalena I. García From there he set out and went away… Read more »
September 1, 2015
Seeing without categorizing How do you see me? An intimate portrayal of race, identity, and invisibility in the church and the United States by Anita Coleman I am invisible. . . . It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves. —Ralph Ellison “You hypocrite, first take… Read more »
August 28, 2015
Conversations with church leaders about projects that matter Rocky Supinger talks with Ben Johnston-KraseBen Johnston-Krase talks about his new worshiping community Farm Church—not a church on a farm, a church that is a farm. <—- Ben Johnston-Krase has served churches in Austin, Texas, and most recently, Racine, Wisconsin. In July 2014, Ben caught… Read more »
August 28, 2015
You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. Owning our storyHow I came to believe that church wasn’t the place for a broken person like me by Derrick L. Weston Shame derives its power from being unspeakable. That’s why it loves perfectionists—it’s so… Read more »
