Boundary Leadership: a Video-Based Small Group Curriculum
BOUNDARY LEADERSHIP AT EMORY The past three years of course work and research in the Emory University community have deeply shaped my view of how community is formed and how Continue Reading
Strategies to Engage Black Millennials – The Sling-Shot Generation
Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power. Psalm 145:4 Church and the Millennial Challenge Church growth and retention is a desire Continue Reading
Virtual Rector
Introduction In January 2020, I accepted the call to be the Rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church and Preschool in San Diego. This is a pastoral size congregation, located in Continue Reading
Demigods, Demagogues, and Deliverers
WELCOME TO THIS BLOG AN OLD PROBLEM For over two centuries African-American pastors and spiritual leaders have been perceived to be demigods, demagogues, and/or deliverers. Such a perception births a Continue Reading
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
What Should We Wear: The Clergy Clothing Quandry
What Should She Wear? She stands in her closet on a Sunday morning, thinking about what she should wear to lead worship that day. As she rifles through the hangers, Continue Reading
From Butts in the Pews to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance
From “Butts in the Pews” to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance COVID-19 Worship Changes In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a drastic change in worship practices for Florence Continue Reading
Reshaping The Church’s Ministry to Incarcerated Persons and their Families
The church’s responsibility to the children of the incarcerated Ministry to the Fatherless and Motherless Introduction As the Director of Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries’ Transition to Work Program in Continue Reading
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
Appreciative Itineracy
You want me to go where??? One of the distinguishing characteristics of pastoral ministry in the United Methodist Church is itineracy. Pastors within United Methodist structures are “appointed” to churches Continue Reading
The Destructive Forces of Colonization: Three Things You Need to Know About Haitian History & Why it Matters
When Haiti is mentioned, what immediately comes to mind? Despite being home to an ongoing humanitarian crisis, Haiti remains largely “out of sight, out of mind” in North America. When Haitian news Continue Reading