Introduction On Saturday, March 30, 2019, the San Francisco Bay Area faith community and the community-at-large suffered a tremendous loss. At 7 pm that evening, the Very Reverend James V. Continue Reading
The age of the printing press is gone and the world is not likely to return to an era where formative information was primarily consumed via printed text. No. Today, people Continue Reading
Dear Freedom Church, What are you doing in the way of Freedom today? I was raised in the AME Zion Church and know I benefited greatly from the support my Continue Reading
Project Introduction In the summer of 2017, I began my ministry as the Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton. One of my initial tasks was to sit down Continue Reading
For years, I have followed the career of Dr. Miranda Bailey on ABC’s medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy. I have always been amazed by her intelligence, her leadership, her work ethic, Continue Reading
I was not surprised. It occurs often enough when one is in ministry. There is a question that bothers many people who are not connected (or are loosely connected) to Continue Reading
a pastor’s vision for transforming a dying church into a resurrected, resilient community When I first came to Old West Church from Georgia, I was told it was a Continue Reading
“When Mary is greeted by the angel Gabriel, where is she and what is she doing? How do you imagine her?” I posed these questions to the students, after we had Continue Reading
Introduction The church has always been a place of spiritual growth and community gathering for all ages. So, how did the church become complacent and even accepting of young adults Continue Reading
“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for It is the Power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth,” the Reverend Baxter began, as he Continue Reading