TMC Staff Adam Mixon and Jennifer Watley Maxell continue a conversation with the Rev. Carla Jones Brown (Oxford Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia) about what it is that gives life; the connection between creativity, hope, and resurrection; and the importance of the "great cloud of witnesses". Episode Transcript....
TMC Staff Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Mixon, and Mark Ramsey speak with the Rev. Carla Jones Brown (Oxford Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia) about the toxicity of nostalgia, the difference between change and loss, and how the church is uniquely positioned to bring healing to our pained...
TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman, Adam Mixon, Beth Daniel, and Mark Ramsey speak about the critical importance of context, the powerful fear of loss, and the persistent joys and good news of ministry. Episode Transcript....
TMC Program Staff Adam Mixon, Adam Borneman, Beth Daniel, and Mark Ramsey speak about the importance of thinking God-sized thoughts; the critical role of contextual exegesis; and what the Church can learn from Fannie Lou Hamer, Karl Barth, and Reinhold Niebuhr. Read Mark's blog post, "The...
TMC Program Staff Mark Ramsey, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Adam Borneman, and Beth Daniel speak about the latest data from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the pull between formation and consumerism, and the need for collaboration. Listen to the recent conversation with Scott Thuma and Allison...
TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman, Jennifer Watley Maxell, Mark Ramsey, and Beth Daniel speak about the promises and pitfalls of digital technology for churches, its personal and communal impacts, and how the church is uniquely equipped for such a time as this. Read Adam Borneman's blog...
TMC Staff Mark Ramsey and Jennifer Watley Maxell continue their conversation with the Rev. Dr. Reggie Blount (Oikos Institute for Social Impact, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary) about partnering with those outside church's doors, the importance of seeing social impact as an act of discipleship, and...
TMC Staff Mark Ramsey and Jennifer Watley Maxell speak with the Rev. Dr. Reggie Blount (Oikos Institute for Social Impact, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary) about the spiritual yearnings of young people, the importance of knowing them personally, and our unhelpful tendency to "pastor adults and...
Executive Director Mark Ramsey speaks with Drs. Allison Norton and Scott Thumma (Hartford Institute for Religion Research) about the latest results from their five-year study into congregational life from the pandemic and beyond, including what the data says - and doesn't - about rising church...