TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman, Adam Mixon, Beth Daniel, and Mark Ramsey speak about the critical importance of context, the powerful fear of loss, and the persistent joys and good news of ministry. Episode Transcript....
Tripp Fuller published an insightful essay earlier this year about the pace of modern life, and it includes a helpful illustration that I frequently share with others. Drawing on Hartmut Rosa’s argument that modernity is fundamentally a mode of operation, a way of organizing society...
TMC Program Staff Adam Mixon, Adam Borneman, Beth Daniel, and Mark Ramsey speak about the importance of thinking God-sized thoughts; the critical role of contextual exegesis; and what the Church can learn from Fannie Lou Hamer, Karl Barth, and Reinhold Niebuhr. Read Mark's blog post, "The...
Every day, ministry leaders make countless choices. Some are obvious, like how to spend the next hour, or which meeting to attend, what to preach, or where to invest limited resources. Others are quieter but no less significant, such as choosing to listen before speaking, to...
TMC Program Staff Mark Ramsey, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Borneman, and Beth Daniel speak about the latest data from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the pull between formation and consumerism, and the need for collaboration. Listen to the recent conversation with Scott Thuma and Allison...
Each and every day, pastors make myriad choices. We choose where we spend our time. We choose who to pay attention to in pastoral care, and who to avoid. We choose what to focus on in our preaching and teaching, and what not to talk...
TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Mark Ramsey, and Beth Daniel speak about the promises and pitfalls of digital technology for churches, its personal and communal impacts, and how the church is uniquely equipped for such a time as this. Read Adam Borneman's blog...
My husband and I recently celebrated 30 years of marriage, and we marked this milestone with a trip to the Pacific Northwest. Part of our trip was spent exploring Olympic National Park. It’s one thing to see pictures; it’s quite another to be there in...
TMC Staff Mark Ramsey and Jennifer Watley Maxell continue their conversation with the Rev. Dr. Reggie Blount (Oikos Institute for Social Impact, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary) about partnering with those outside church's doors, the importance of seeing social impact as an act of discipleship, and...