In part one of this round table conversation, the Ministry Collaborative program staff (Adam Mixon, Ryan Bonfiglio, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Borneman, and Mark Ramsey) talk about orientation, disorientation, and reorientation, and the critical role that they have in different parts of our lives and...
Content Curator Adam Mixon speaks with the Rev. Dr. Tyshawn Gardner (Samford University) and and the Rev. Dr. Tom Long (Candler School of Theology) about the art of preaching, speaking truth to both the powerful and the powerless, and mining hope out of mountains of...
At the end of this year, we want to thank you for reading our weekly pieces and for your many comments, suggestions, and stories about how you have used this material. We started Digging a Deeper Well over three years ago with a singular conviction: ...
Executive Director Mark Ramsey speaks with Dr. Jared Alcantára (George W. Truett Theological Seminary) about the importance of addressing trauma in the Body of Christ, his book The Practices of Preaching, and what we can learn from first century preachers about thinking strategically....
December is no sooner over than January is upon us, trailing annual meetings and new officer trainings with it. Even if your church board turnover keeps a different calendar, this is always a good moment to think about how to do that turnover well. How a...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Mary Kay DuChene (Co-Director, LeaderWise) about the epidemic of isolation, the church's promise of community, and her co-authored book on clergy loneliness....
The story goes that a couple trying to find a country inn got hopelessly lost, so they stopped at a local store to ask for directions. “Sure,” the clerk offered. “Just go down this road for a couple more miles. You’re going to turn right...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with David Zahl (Mockingbird Ministries; Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville) about finding a gracious view of others and self, the limitations of self-progress, and his latest book....
Content Curator Adam Mixon shares his reflection on the difference between grief and mourning, the wisdom of John P. Kees and Frederick Buechner, and his own vacillation between joy and sorrow. This reflection originally appeared on our blog....