One of the terms that has found new life and meaning during the pandemic is the well-worn word pivot. Everyone, it seems, has been pivoting all over the place. Indeed, we wouldn’t be surprised if your church board has discussed and enacted several pivots of...
Executive Director Mark Ramsey speaks with the Rev. Amy Miracle (Pastor of Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Columbus, OH) about innovation fatigue, the myth of normalcy, and why her church has found authenticity in online worship....
Yes, people are opting out of “church.” No surprise there. But what are they actually opting out of? And what does this say about what matters, what doesn’t, and what we might more intentionally move toward? Earlier this month, Dr. Scott Thumma, director of the Hartford...
Executive Director Mark Ramsey speaks with our founder, the Rev. Dr. Tom Tewell, about the needs he and Tom Cousins saw fifteen years ago that led to our founding, what changes he has seen in his decades of ministry, and what it is that persists....
Christianity is still the most dominant religion in America, with 84% of the Silent Generation claiming they are Christian, 76% of Baby Boomers, and 67% of Generation X claiming the same, according to Lifeway research. However, it's also a new world with amazing Christian podcast...
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Just to take a sampling of news headlines over the last ten days: Recent Rise in Robberies Leave Experts Scrambling for Answers What now? Steelers Scrambling for Answers After 1-2 Start China's Thirst for Oil Sends Beijing Scrambling for Answers Research Has Scientists Scrambling for Answers The End of Roe...
The Ministry Collaborative program staff (Mark Ramsey, Adam Mixon, Ryan Bonfiglio, Adam Borneman, and Jennifer Watley Maxell) talk about engaging our ministry leaders, Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus, and finding new ways to measure the impact of the gospel in our communities....
In recent weeks, my colleagues and I have been writing about what conversations pastors and their congregations need to be having right now. High on that list for me is what it means to pursue shared leadership between clergy and laity. Exodus 18 offers a powerful...