Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Ellie Mosby, LeAnna Morgan Key, and the Rev. Sherrad Hayes (Union Baptist Church, West Point, GA) about the challenges and blessings of small church ministry, making a difference in people's lives, and the power of knowing the person sitting...
Most of us spend a lot of time waiting. Waiting in traffic, waiting at airports, waiting through commercial breaks on Netflix. It makes me think Mark Twain was right when he quipped, “Good things come to those who wait – provided they don’t die in...
Program Staff Ryan Bonfiglio, Adam Mixon, Adam Borneman, Beth Daniel, and Mark Ramsey speak signs of hope in ministry, the critical need for Christian community, and why they believe in the work of The Ministry Collaborative. Contact TMC....
“Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hast provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me …” Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness For the 25 years that I have lived in America, I have loved Thanksgiving (the holiday)....
In her remarkable poem Obligations 2, Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier invites us to travel down a path of our choosing. It’s notable how each line of the poem draws us down the page, from reaction through action, into the rawness of grief, then finally...
Program Staff Beth Daniel, Adam Borneman, Mark Ramsey, and Ryan Bonfiglio speak about the difference between "how to" and "why to" questions; the temptation of the "well run machine" of church; and the importance of continually asking ourselves, "what's at stake?" Read Adam Borneman's reflection here....
"But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the...
That was the title of a recent column by Bret Stephens. He was talking about the political sphere and how protectionism, America First agendas, and antisemitism, among others, stalk like “moral and intellectual zombies” through our debates about government. But it also seems like an...
Program Staff Adam Mixon, Mark Ramsay, Beth Daniel, and Adam Borneman speak about the current struggle of speaking into the prophetic/pastoral moment, the juggling act of faith and activism, and the importance of rooting ourselves in resurrection hope. Read Mark Ramsey's reflection here. Read Adam Mixon's reflection...