The Ministry Collaborative Podcast: Highlights from Our First Year
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Carrington Moore (Common Cathedral, Bethel AME, Boston) about his ministry bridging the divide between housed and unhoused people, the importance of having your assumptions challenged, and how happiness is a sacred calling. To find out more about our...
El Director del Programa, Adam Borneman, habla con la Rev. Natalie Gonzalez (Revealing Greatness), el Rev. Edgar Vergara Millan (Iglesia La Semilla, Durham, NC), e Ivette Toriz (Enciende Una Luz, Durham, NC) sobre el contexto inmigrante, el afrontamiento con el daño causado por la iglesia,...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Natalie Gonzalez (Revealing Greatness), the Rev. Edgar Vergara Millan (Iglesia La Semilla, Durham, NC), and Ivette Toriz (Enciende Una Luz, Durham, NC) about the immigrant context, church hurt, and how their ministries revolve around justice, education, and...
Ministry Collaborative program staff (Mark Ramsey, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Amy Valdez Barker, Beth Daniel, Adam Mixon, and Adam Borneman) talk about what drew them to this work, what they are seeing in ministry, and what it means to rediscover our love for Christ's missional purpose...
In the third of a three part conversation, Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Kyle Bender (Center for Relational Care, Austin), and the Rev. Bianca Howard (Orange), and Brittany Porch (Broad Street Presbyterian, Columbus) about doing ministry in this trying moment, integrating youth into intergenerational...
In the second of a three part conversation, Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Brittany Porch (Broad Street Presbyterian, Columbus), Kyle Bender (Center for Relational Care, Austin), and the Rev. Bianca Howard (Orange) about approaching faith formation holistically, moving toward a theology of fullness, and...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Elizabeth Lynn (Shifting Ground, Lake Institute on Faith and Giving) about the wisdom of civic reflection, asking better questions vs. dispensing information, the critical importance of good facilitation in our pluralistic society, and her co-authored blog with Mark Ramsey. Want...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Dr. Matthew Bates (Quincy University) about the prevalence of tepid versions of the "good news", what it means to call Jesus "King", and his latest book....
In the first of a three part conversation, Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Bianca Howard (Orange), Brittany Porch (Broad Street Presbyterian, Columbus), and Kyle Bender (Center for Relational Care, Austin) about the changes in youth ministry, the enduring importance of relationships finding a...
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I was the Facilitator for the first New York City cohort, and at the time, I was working in theological education on Christian leadership formation, so it seemed like a natural fit. What I discovered, though, was something quite different from my “day job.” While the content and topics of the curriculum was a crucial part of our gatherings, it was the community of mutual care and support that made the content relevant, not the other way around. And second, having three years of strong bonding created an extraordinarily resilient community that, in turn, was able to build up resilience in our leaders. I think every member of my cohort went through significant seasons of both joy and heartache, professionally and vocationally, during our time. And the cohort, in turn, lived out the exhortation of Romans 12:15, “rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep,” with a depth and integrity that I have rarely experienced, and often doing both in the same gathering. It was a privilege and a blessing to me and my own faith and ministry to be their facilitator, and I am eternally grateful to the Ministry Collaborative for calling me to that work!”
“It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was unique to my particular situation. It was needed, appreciated and healing. It was affirming. Most valuable was the unspoken understanding of what we all were facing in our ministry context. There was a sense that we could finish each other’s sentences. Solidarity and empathy.”
Graduation Date:
May 23, 2021
“It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was unique to my particular situation. It was needed, appreciated and healing. It was affirming. Most valuable was the unspoken understanding of what we all were facing in our ministry context. There was a sense that we could finish each other’s sentences. Solidarity and empathy.”
Graduation Date:
May 23, 2021
“I truly looked forward to this every week. The discussion topics, activities, and small group conversations were all very rich and meaningful. This experience gave me space to reflect on what’s happening right now in my congregation and community. It helped me to think about what might be next in my own ministry. It offered some very concrete ways I might work on equipping leaders in my congregation. I really enjoyed meeting colleagues from different places, denominations, and contexts–and learning from their experiences and reflections. I also appreciated hearing further conversation and reinforcement in the podcasts.”
Graduation Date:
July 14, 2021
“The experience was, in one word, enriching. It was timely as well. I was at a critical point in my own ministry and this literally breathed life back into me. The time went by so fast that I didn’t even realize two months had passed. To be able to share that type of camaraderie with other preachers, and realize that my struggles are not isolated, was liberating.”
Graduation Date:
March 18, 2021
“It was great to find confirmation and affirmation of my ministry through the voices of other pastors. I particularly enjoyed the focused time on talking about each of us as individuals and pastors, and not so much on what our churches look like.”
Graduation Date:
January 31st, 2020