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...
Ministry Collaborative program staff (Mark Ramsey, Adam Mixon, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Amy Valdez Barker) discuss the challenge of ministry in the midst of clashing worldviews, the importance of understanding history, and seeing Scripture as both a lens and mirror....
Busy is the new fine. But maybe with a hint of added importance, value, and productivity - often veiled as complaint. It still means nothing - or at least reveals nothing - in answer to questions such as, “How are you?” “How are things going?”...
Program Staff Adam Borneman and Mark Ramsey speak with Drs. Scott Thumma and Allison Norton (Hartford Institute for Religion Research) about the results of their five-year study into the effects of the pandemic on congregational life, and how they are changing, innovating, and establishing new...
“No Country for Old Men” (2007) is one of my favorite movies. It combines odd, dry humor with dark, disturbing violence, with each scene offering excellent acting and unforgettable dialogue. Good reviews detail its many fascinating elements. The one that seems relevant for Christian ministry...