This is an odd moment for me to be writing about the danger of busyness in the lives of pastors. Almost a year ago, I was laid off from my position on denominational staff. It was a corporate style process that allowed neither the wrapping up...
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; God’s greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall extol your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts. They will recount the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works I will meditate. They will proclaim the...
Ministry Collaborative program staff (Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Mixon, Beth Daniel, and Adam Borneman) discuss the January church push to ramp up programming, Jesus' instruction not to worry, and what it might look like at this time of year to listen to God and to...
A new app named Are You Dead? encourages users to check in every two days to confirm that they are alive. It is now the most downloaded paid app in China, a country with a well-chronicled loneliness epidemic. The app will get in touch with...
A quick perusal of church newsletters and bulletins over the holidays left us wondering why so many announcements look like this menu board. If you arrive hungry or thirsty, good luck finding your way quickly to the items that meet your need. (By the way, “pancake...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Dr. Joe Scrivner (Stillman College, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church), Lauren Floyd (Khora Counseling), and Dr. Stephen Sansom about authenticity and belonging, the digital challenge to proximity, and the critical importance of showing up....
Seth Godin offers a simple image for the start of the year that subtly critiques what “resolution” has come to mean in popular culture. The beginning of the year is a good time, he writes, to replace the tired spices in our kitchens: “The best,...
We are not suggesting that we bring “Joy to the World” back for one more rousing encore after the weeks just past. But we are thinking about the absolute joy of being Christ’s Church in this moment. It isn’t easy to talk about joy, as the...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Lauren Floyd (Khora Counseling), Dr. Stephen Sansom, and the Rev. Dr. Joe Scrivner (Stillman College, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church) about hope and despair, the pain of religious trauma, and what it looks like to embody love....