Program Director Adam Borneman continues his conversation with Matt Adair (Transformational Discipleship, United Church Atlanta), Marcuetta Sims (Cumberland Counseling Centers) and Marcus Robinson about expansive diversity, proximity and friction, and how the church can be a powerful witness in a divided world....
There seems to be a burgeoning cottage industry of posters that feature Albert Einstein saying something inspirational. Alas, life can rarely be reduced to a poster, no matter what it says or who supposedly said it. And, in the matter of Einstein, it turns out...
“Have you dined with us before?” This has become the pro forma opener for most servers in American restaurants. Anything less than a firm “yes” will unfurl a litany of explanations, anecdotes, and carefully rehearsed stories about everything from the chef’s family history to, literally,...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Matt Adair (Transformational Discipleship), Marcuetta Sims (Cumberland Counseling Centers) and Marcus Robinson about the particular challenge of the moment for parents and children, the need for the church to be compassionate and resourceful when it comes to mental health,...
The world doesn’t lack passion. It lacks footing. In a recent Ministry Collaborative podcast, Mark Ramsey quoted an old saying: “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.” That simple sentence exposes a hard truth: movement without a foundation is just motion, and motion...
In an article posted a couple of weeks ago, Matt Shumer, CEO of HyperWrite, warned that we are now in a phase with AI like we were in February 2020 with COVID-19, when many dismissed the threat … right before the world entered lockdown that...
Ministry Collaborative program staff (Mark Ramsey, Adam Mixon, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Amy Valdez Barker) invite podcast producer Marthame Sanders into this round table conversation about proximity vs. silos, the difference between gatekeepers and guardrails, and the mess and beauty of life in community....
Recent reflections from our TMC community help us consider what we may be losing when optimization, urgency, and constant motion become the norm. In “Unoptimized Church,” Adam challenges the church’s quiet infatuation with efficiency and spectacle. Rather than pushing for reinvention, he calls leaders back to...
As we waited to board a flight in Atlanta last month, one of the terminal’s door alarms went off, sending a shrill wail sailing through the air for minutes on end. As you will see in this video, no one on the concourse appeared to...