Program Staff Adam Borneman and Adam Mixon speak with Lisa Yeager (Oak Tree Ministries) about the dangers of privatized faith, the gift of life abundant, and finding level ground at the foot of the cross....
“When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by himself, saying, ‘I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.’ And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. People swear by...
Congregational and Pastoral Formation Curator Amy Valdez Barker continues her conversation with Malaika Cheney-Coker (Ignited Word) and Shannon Hopkins (Rooted Good) and about unlocking creativity, unfreezing permission structures, and the importance of doing entrepreneurial ministry in community....
Twenty-five years ago, Zygmunt Bauman coined Liquid Modernity to describe a world where “forms of social life cannot keep their shape for long, because they decompose and melt faster than the time it takes to cast them.” That liquid has since thinned and accelerated. In...
Congregational and Pastoral Formation Curator Amy Valdez Barker speaks with Shannon Hopkins (Rooted Good) and Malaika Cheney-Coker (Ignited Word) about the importance of aligning mission with money, shaping a life with margins, and how we can unleash human creativity for the sake of the greater...
In times like these, when lines have been drawn and trenches have been dug between ‘us and them,’ it can be difficult to imagine that we are not alone in our struggles. If we’ve ever been hurt or abandoned by friends or family, the hurdle...
Program Director Adam Borneman continues his conversation with Adrienne Mixon (Better Days Counseling) and Dr. Steven Sandage (Boston University) about the difference between self-care and soul-care, the limitations of the phrase "helping profession", and the importance of understanding that we are not God....
There is always a cost to belonging, even when there is no membership fee to join. Every community, institution, and organization has their own ethos, expectations, and/or rules of engagement, which are often unstated yet can be as binding as the written rules. I went...