Four “Church Questions” That Have Reached Their Sell-By Date… The questions examined in the last three weeks that may have lost traction in our rapidly changing culture: Where do you go to church? The “attractional model” of bringing people into church risks depriving congregations of learning to...
Four “Church Questions” That Have Reached Their Sell-By Date… Where do you go to church? and Will this…bright, shiny new thing…get us new members? are two questions those of us in church keep asking even though they have waning relevance in our fast-changing culture. This week,...
Four “Church Questions” That Have Reached Their Sell-By Date… There are ways we talk in church that exist largely unchallenged. They are part of the “background wallpaper” of churches. However, as our context for ministry changes so rapidly, it’s time to examine these more closely. Last week...
There are ways we talk in and around church that have existed for years largely unchallenged. They are so common—among congregants and church leaders—that they are part of the “background wallpaper” of churches. However, as our context for ministry changes so rapidly, it’s time to...
Dr. Willie Jennings Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School The western world and especially America is bound up in a history of racism and racial antagonism that we have not been able to escape. This church shares in this problem...
Guest Writer: Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Lead Evangelist, Galileo Church & MM Cohort Member, Ft. Worth, TX Rev. Dr. Katie Hays is the Lead Evangelist of Galileo Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the suburbs south of Fort Worth, Texas and a member of the Macedonian Ministry Ft....
In a recent webinar, one of the stories Willie Jennings urged us to become better story tellers of is the story of whiteness. Whiteness is not a natural state. It is a cultural marker characterized by a deep desire for control and mastery, a desire...
“I’ll give you all the weapons in the world, but if you give me story, I’ll win every time” – Willie James Jennings “Who gets to narrate the world?” – Robert Webber Every congregation is telling a story about God, themselves, and about the world. Oftentimes these...
Guest Writer: Dr. Charles Luke Executive Director, Coalition for Education Funding, Associate Director, Pastors For Texas Children, & MM Alumni, Dallas-Ft. Worth Cohort There is no question that our children represent the future of our churches, our neighborhoods, our country and our world. In the past, there were...