We hope that every pastor – and every church board member – who has been working so diligently to lead through these challenging times will be able to find rest and restoration in this week where, biblically speaking, God performs the work of resurrection! There will...
We are entering an extraordinarily unique Holy Week. The week’s tensions of death and resurrection, darkness and light, fear and courage, despair and joy are perhaps more palpable and complex than any of us have experienced in our lifetimes. What will it be like to...
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Matthew 28:6–8 ESV 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he[a] lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee;...
To all you pastors, lay leaders, volunteers, and congregation members who are rapidly adjusting, adapting, and trying new things, some of which are going well and others which aren’t going well at all, don’t forget… God is rejoicing over you! In the midst of an unprecedented Holy...
So much bold, imaginative, and tiring work has gone into the last few weeks, for pastors and church boards alike. It’s been a time full of “how on earth do we …?” questions. Those questions will keep coming, but the urgency of answering them all...
“Proclaim the word!” the apostle Paul exhorted Timothy, “And be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable.” Well, what sort of time are we in? Where does preaching, proclamation, and witness to the gospel intersect with the people of communities in this extraordinary moment? How do we navigate the...
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In faith communities all over – large and small, rural and urban – church leaders are wrestling with the challenges of Easter Day. Many are trying to figure out how to do it online, in a way that captures the “specialness” that has usually accompanied...