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Category: Church Leadership and Community Witness
Equipping the Called: Young Clergy in the Florida UMC
Hearing the Call In 1 Samuel 3, we read the call story of the prophet Samuel as a young child. Samuel is sleeping in the temple, and he hears God Continue Reading
Reimagining The Post Modern Charismatic Church Through Innovative Curriculum
Image Reimagining The Post Modern Charismatic Church Through Innovative Curriculum As the traditional church grapples with cultural shifts, institutional fatigue, and generational disaffiliation, the 21st-century Charismatic Church is experiencing Continue Reading
Beyond Filling Plates: Food Pantry Ministry as Food Justice
By Ralph Thompson Jr It is early Thursday morning, food pantry distribution day, and in the stillness of the morning, the sounds of ministry are beginning to rise. Soon, the Continue Reading
Reimagining Cooperative Parishes
The United Methodist Church (UMC) identifies itself as a connectional church. On one hand, it certainly is connectional, as reflected in the church’s episcopal governance, clergy appointment system, and congregational Continue Reading
The Blueprint for Black Health and Wellness
The Blueprint for Black Health and Wellness: Faith, Food, and Fitness with The Overcomers The Sunday Exerience – Soul Food at its Finest There’s something special about Sundays in McClellanville, Continue Reading
God’s Grace in Small Groups
Creating an Engaging, Relational, and Formative Small Group Ministry in the Methodist Tradition What are the main components of a church’s ministry? Alongside offerings like worship services and missions, pastors Continue Reading
Trauma-Informed Campus Ministry
THE SOURCE At 19 years old, I went on a retreat through my university’s campus ministry office. At that point, I hadn’t acknowledged that I had been sexually abused as Continue Reading
NOT ALONE: HELP FOR TROUBLED PREGNANCIES
The Problem – Personal Experience Barbara felt alone. She was a young lady who was not ready to start a family. Being raised in a conservative family with Christian 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