“The antidote to exhaustion is not rest, it’s wholeheartedness.” - David Whyte. This simple yet profound statement has captured the imaginations of The Ministry Collaborative (TMC) staff since we discovered it last spring. At that time, we were all new to pandemic life and experiencing the...
It’s helpful for those of us working in or with churches to remember that we – and our institutions – are not as special as we often think we are. For every invaluable reminder that the church has a unique calling in our world (the church...
In the second installment of our four part series on Wholehearted Leadership, Jennifer Watley Maxell and Adam Mixon are joined by Immersion Experience Curator Ryan Bonfiglio in a conversation about how Sabbath practice is revolutionary....
32 Remember Lot’s wife. [1] Luke 17:32 When are we going back? One of the greatest things I ever learned from running in track meets in grade school and high school was never to look back. Even if you thought you were winning a race – don’t ever...
When, in July, Lifeway Research asked pastors what was causing them the most stress, the number one answer was not what you might expect. It was not congregation members’ safety and well-being (that was named by 13 percent). It was not personal exhaustion (that was named by...
In the first installment of our four part series on Wholehearted Leadership, Ministry Collaborative staff Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Borneman, and Adam Mixon discuss the importance of recovering our identities in our vocation and calling....
Everyone loves a superhero. At least I do. There is something about the way ordinary people, with ordinary lives are transformed by some hidden ability allowing them to do extraordinary things. We recently lost a beloved actor, Chadwick Bosman, who gave us King T’Challa in...
While we hope these pieces are helpful and relevant whenever they are used, we do not write them to be “evergreen.” That is especially true this week. Conversations with pastors, church leaders, and church board members in diverse settings in the last several days have...
In a conversation recorded back in March, Program Curator Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Leon Stevenson (pastor, Mack Avenue Community Church; interim director, MACC Development) about multi-cultural church planting in Detroit, the comprehensive ministry of community development, and the critical connection between community proximity and Christian...