“Missional Theology” is a phrase and framework that has proven immensely valuable over the years, carrying with it such an important impetus and calling. Yet it is often a concept that is at risk of being so over-used and mishandled that we can lose sight...
They had become so focused on the aches and pains in the system that they had been thrown off course by the complaints. They had stopped supplying vision or had burned out fighting the resistance; they had ceased to be the strength in the system....
In a conversation recorded back in February, the Ministry Collaborative program staff (Adam Mixon, Adam Borneman, Jennifer Maxell, Mark Ramsey) talk about the difference between "why" and "how", the importance of seeing ourselves as we are, and the pitfalls of looking for the "right" answer....
Over the past week, many of us have held our breath as we awaited results from the election. In the agonizing period between Tuesday and Saturday, I must have hit refresh on the blue-and-red map a thousand times. Never have four days felt longer. Yet, many...
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How will we continue to lead faithfully, support one another, proclaim the truth, and navigate the anxieties of our congregations and communities after the election this week? Watch as we reflect together on following Jesus with courage and hopefulness in the days ahead. This webinar...
Our inboxes—perhaps like yours—have been flooded with election-related emails in the last month. There have been requests for money (and more requests, and more requests), pleas for volunteers, and updates on polls and strategy. As we headed into election week, however, there came a change. ...
In a conversation recorded back in May, Executive Director Mark Ramsey spoke with Derek Starr Redwine (Interim Pastor, Grace Covenant Presbyterian) about questioning the centrality of corporate worship, how uncertainty is invigorating, and the pointlessness of omphaloskepsis (the contemplation of one's navel)....
One of the strong impressions this year has made on me is the growing distrust – or disdain – of words. There are active attempts to undermine the words of those in positions of responsibility. But there is something more personal involving so much hard...