Tell me the old, old story, Of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love; … Tell me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story, Of Jesus and His love. Arabella Katherine Hankey (1834-1911) Holy week for...
Our TMC team continues to explore what this moment requires of ministry leaders. Not louder voices, not faster movement, not better branding, but something deeper. We are not short on passion. If anything, passion is everywhere, urgent, reactive, constant. But as Adam Mixon reminds us, “the...
One of my most significant callings as a father is to make sure my children understand the real value of the internet. So naturally we watch a lot of funny cat videos on YouTube. On one such occasion, my eight-year-old chuckled at some absurd cat behavior, turned...
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Among the many pastoral responsibilities that clergy and congregational church leaders juggle, our prophetic responsibility to defend the faith and tell the truth about what’s happening in our world is one of the most complex, least discussed, and arguably most urgent, given the social and...
There seems to be a burgeoning cottage industry of posters that feature Albert Einstein saying something inspirational. Alas, life can rarely be reduced to a poster, no matter what it says or who supposedly said it. And, in the matter of Einstein, it turns out...
The world doesn’t lack passion. It lacks footing. In a recent Ministry Collaborative podcast, Mark Ramsey quoted an old saying: “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.” That simple sentence exposes a hard truth: movement without a foundation is just motion, and motion...
Recent reflections from our TMC community help us consider what we may be losing when optimization, urgency, and constant motion become the norm. In “Unoptimized Church,” Adam challenges the church’s quiet infatuation with efficiency and spectacle. Rather than pushing for reinvention, he calls leaders back to...
Busy is the new fine. But maybe with a hint of added importance, value, and productivity - often veiled as complaint. It still means nothing - or at least reveals nothing - in answer to questions such as, “How are you?” “How are things going?”...