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
Engaging Embodied Lament Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
Life, as we knew it, had come to a complete halt. On March 15, 2020 the world came to a standstill as the COVID-19 virus caused life to stop Continue Reading
The Perceived Ethos and its Effect on Rhetoric and Relationship
In 1958, a pastor preached these words to their congregation, “A human being is essentially a creature who necessarily and forever believes in something. The only cure in this world Continue Reading
Protected: The Racial Healing Framework: 6 Callings for Systemic Change
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Justification and Justice: Lutheran Proclamation in Divisive Times
Crux sola est nostra theologia. “The cross alone is our theology.”[1] So said Martin Luther during the early years of the Reformation. The cross, which for Luther is shorthand for Continue Reading
Pastoring to Families Undergoing Fertility Treatment
From the stories of the earliest church, we’ve told ourselves that breadth and depth of the human experience is welcome, our big feelings, our powerful experiences, the fullness of our Continue Reading
Ears to Hear: Understanding How You and Your Neighbor Read the Bible
If you have been in the church for any amount of time, then you have experienced some church conflict. Sometimes the conflict is minor- Who makes the best pound cake? Continue Reading
Congregational systems for clergy retention leading to parish growth and sustainability.
Congregational systems for clergy retention leading to parish growth and sustainability. Overview The Episcopal Church is experiencing a sharp decline in attendance, equating to reduced giving and missional activity. At Continue Reading
Restoring Church and Community: Food Justice and the City of Mesa Arizona
First United Methodist Church of Mesa (FUMC) is a located in the downtown area of Mesa, AZ, which is a city that is experiencing a new time of growth Continue Reading
Parish Seeking Priest for Match Made in Heaven: Inviting God More Deeply into the Episcopal Parish Clergy Search Process.
Introduction Some Christian denominations appoint clergy to a church to fill a vacancy. Denominational leaders make the assignments, the clergy dutifully comply, and the church accepts whoever is appointed. It Continue Reading
Digital Companionship: A Model of Care for Emerging Adults
“Part of me wishes I had left the whole thing alone, and that I could just go back to the exact same complex arrangement of blocks I had before Continue Reading