How can an affluent congregation build friendships with persons living in poverty in their neighborhood? First United Methodist Church serves the mission field of Monticello, Arkansas, a county seat town Continue Reading
Introduction My brother Eric was the oldest of eight children. Considered one of the smartest boys in our county, he skipped two grades in school and graduated early. Attending Continue Reading
The Project Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee is launching the Dream Center Project, an ambitious effort to build affordable rental housing in North Nashville, while simultaneously initiating economic Continue Reading
Introduction The church is not a machine, but pastors are often expected to function as if they are operating one. That is the basic problem identified by my Doctor of Continue Reading
The Church In Crisis I was excited! After having endured the gauntlet of a process that only a Baptist church pulpit committee can concoct, I emerged from approximately 60 other Continue Reading
Why the Peace Garden Project? I was raised in the south in a pretty fundamentalist Baptist Church, and I have a Muslim sister. Though my beliefs are no longer Continue Reading
Like most Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America, Beth-Eden Lutheran Church begins every worship service with The Order of Confession and Forgiveness:[1] As worship begins, water is poured into a baptismal Continue Reading
Most of my life, I have lived in large cities where people live in anonymity. I have lived in Buffalo, Indianapolis, Mobile, Bremerhaven, Colorado Springs, Atlanta, and Montgomery. In my Continue Reading
Why Hospitality in the Black Church? In contemporary American culture, we often hear how many congregations are in drastic decline and in some cases struggling to survive. This is especially Continue Reading
Introduction One Sunday I was in worship at Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN watching our children perform the musical, “Moses and the Freedom Fanatics”. I wasn’t in the Continue Reading