Protected: Trauma-Informed Campus Ministry
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Corporate Preaching
Corporate Preaching: Reclaiming the Ministry of Proclamation as the Work of the People Preaching Today: The Problem Over the past half-century, traditional preaching methods in mainline Protestant churches have proven challenging Continue Reading
From LGB to LGBTQQIAA+: Helping Open and Affirming Churches Offer Extravagant Welcome!
Being Old is No Excuse Over the past 38 years, LGBTQ+ identities and vocabulary have changed, our society’s acceptance of LGBTQ+ people has also changed, but the church is Continue Reading
Protected: Sharing Sacred Space: A Cross-pollination of Races
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Thriving Rural Churches in Context of Decline
Introduction: Jurgen Moltmann’s assertion, “True hope is lived in the giving of oneself to the future of the hopeless…. Faith is manifested in love for those in need,”[1] resonates deeply Continue Reading
Grief is a Language: Using Storytelling for Fluency
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”[1] – Zora Neale Hurston Years that Ask Questions In my memory, 2015 stands shrouded in a thick fog of forgetfulness. Continue Reading
Drop the Mic
Introduction Imagine a church where people spend less time arguing and more time listening to the stories behind the arguments. I set out to offer my denomination, The United Methodist Continue Reading
Answering the Cry: Exorcism in the Orthodox Church
The Question of Exorcism In 1974, then Archbishop Iakovos spoke publicly about the importance of exorcism in cases of purported demonic possession.1 That public pronouncement, by a standing Archbishop of Continue Reading
Protected: Beyond the Traditional: A Post Modern Paradigm of Leadership for the AMEC
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Another Way to Worship: C.A.R.E. Informed Congregational Engagement as Sustained Community
In my role with the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE), I create spiritually formative experiences for young leaders aged eighteen to thirty. Our gatherings create the conditions for participants Continue Reading