Unveiling Christlikeness: Theology of Scripture for Preaching
The Korean Mission United Methodist Church is located far from places where Koreans are much more populous. It is a bit as if it were located in a remote, out-of-touch Continue Reading
Category: Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation
Reviving our Tradition of Lament in the Bahamian Church
Blog Written by Jacinta Marie Neilly Introduction: Reviving Our Tradition of Lament Perhaps you or someone you know is facing a tragic loss of life. Sadness, anger, and/or numbness are Continue Reading
Morally Imaginative Preaching: The Possibilities
The Small Membership Church A growing demographic across the landscape of the formerly mainline denominations is the small membership congregation. While small churches are not a new phenomenon, the frequency Continue Reading
Before I live, I have to Die: A Grief Ministry.
“Let me not die while I am still alive.”[1] Such a profound revelation could only be spoken by someone lost in deep despair. Someone who has experienced the unexpected Continue Reading
Ethnography, Conflict, and Pastoral Care and Leadership
Ethnography, Conflict, and Pastoral Care and Leadership Introduction As pastors and church leaders, we have all been there. You have a plan, a vision for how to lead the church Continue Reading
Become a Better Cultural Translator For Preaching
You’re Already Are a Cultural Translator, Whether You Realize It Or Not The preaching moment is an act of cultural translation, and the preacher is a cultural translator, whether they Continue Reading
Addressing Racism for Personal and Community Transformation
Pedagogy and Proclamation for a White Southern Church Addressing the Racists within for Personal and Community Transformation The Place Hobe Sound is quietly nestled between the cities of Stuart Continue Reading
Sabbath as Practice: What Defines How You Spend Your Time?
For most of us, it’s work. Our work schedules dictate when we wake and when we sleep. They define when we make plans for various appointments. When conflicts come up Continue Reading
“Where Two or Three Are Gathered”: Prophetically Disrupting the New Religious Marketplace
“Where Two or Three Are Gathered”: Prophetically Disrupting the New Religious Marketplace by Jeremy Battle Church membership in the US has plummeted by over 20% in the last twenty years, Continue Reading
SOUL CONVERSATIONS
Written by Andrea Summers Dedicated to my spiritual friend, Sarah Jackson. She modeled Soul Conversations for me before that’s what they were called. Always guiding me toward God’s transformative Continue Reading