Trauma in Black Men and the Black Church: Embracing a Humanocentric Theism

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Noel Simms

Ministry Context My research analyzes our church’s congregational context using data within a three-mile radius of our Riverdale, Georgia location. Comparing findings from 2012 to the present reveals notable demographic Continue Reading

Engaging Embodied Lament Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Meredith Loftis

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 Importance of Story in Uncovering Values for Congregational Leadership

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Carrie Carnes

Introduction Throughout my career, I have attended countless continuing education events and read a dozen books on church leadership all with the same theme: congregations need a clear mission and Continue Reading

Worship and the Lament – Recasting Lament as Worship

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Andrea Byer-Thomas

In her book, “Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining” [1] Author Shelly Rambo draws forward the experiences of Holy Saturday–the space between Jesus’s death and Jesus’s resurrection. If the Continue Reading

Worship and Proclamation Post-Disaster and Pre-Recovery

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Nicole Abdnour

When the storm has passed and the roads are tamed and we are the survivors of a collective shipwreck. ~Alexis Valdes BEFORE… A typical day contained scheduled appointments with people Continue Reading