Given the complexities and challenges facing faith communities, it is understandable that pastors and lay leaders look for a magic key that will open a clear path to the future. The temptations around this are legion. The expanding job descriptions for clergy, especially post-pandemic, make...
"For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known." - 1 Corinthians 13:12 Picasso's famous “The Old Guitarist”...
In a 1961 radio interview, writer and civil rights activist, James Baldwin famously explained, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious, is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time… It isn't only what is happening...
One of the great gifts that Christian creeds and confessions offer is their simplicity. Time and again, as we walk through changing contexts and circumstances, we are invited both toward improvisational contextualization of the faith, yet at the same time, to return to that which...
“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will...
Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.” Matthew 7:24-29 “‘Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who...
From the TMC team: With the U.S. presidential election behind us, but surely no less societal division, frustration, and significant challenges that lie ahead, TMC aims to provide both encouragement and insight with a view toward hope. We are grateful to have such a diversity of...
It’s a natural reflex, when confronted with something momentous, to think there is something big we need to do – something grand, great, dramatic – to meet the moment. And there are many times – and many courageous people - who have risen to meet...
For several months, The Ministry Collaborative has worked to come alongside pastors, leaders, and congregations during this divisive and polarizing political season. Individuals and communities in our network have approached their ministry during this time in a variety of different ways, but all have sought...