Ordinary Time bursts with learnings for those paying attention. When the church calendar turns from Advent/Epiphany and Lent/Easter to “Ordinary Time,” congregational..
During the coming year many congregations should be asking an important question as they engage in long term planning, “How can we..
Ever had a leader blow up at you? Ever been the one doing the blow-up? Apparently, it’s far more common than..
Whatever your church situation, you will find a vacation Bible school curriculum that will fit your need. Below are some of the..
Montreat, N.C. – Knox. Knox. Who’s there? Tutor, priest, bodyguard, rebel, Protestant minister, galley slave, exile, a leader of the Protestant..
The suggested prompt for the blog this month was, “5 Things I wished I’d learned in seminary.” One way to explore this..
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Droughts. Temperature darting up and down. Concerned about the impact of climate change, Presbyterians are asking the 2014 General..
I DON’T WATCH ANY TELEVISION series on a regular basis, but if I’m home and otherwise unengaged on a night when Tom..
Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: “He is..
I loved my seminary experience. My wife and I both studied at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena at the same time (she..
Hundreds of churches offer short term youth mission trips as a way to express one of the essentials of our faith: reaching..
Mission goes to camp. Camp goes to mission. Each statement sounds neither compelling nor poetic. But over the past 20 years, both..
I knew something fascinating was coming when my friend and co-author, Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, sent me an e-mail saying, “Gentiles do not..
The short, saucy version is this: on November 20, 2012, an 81-year-old widow named Bette Wilson died in Birmingham, Ala. She had..
This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
When over 180,000 homes were flooded in New Orleans in 2005, open-hearted volunteers came by the tens of thousands. Among the first..
When it comes to Christian camping, Presbyterian style, there’s bad news, there’s good news and there’s really good news. First, the..
This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I got a phone call from a woman who introduced herself as the curator of the art..
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Lest anyone should think me ungrateful, yesterday I wrote a list of things I was glad to learn in seminary. You can..
Pastors and church members are quick to enumerate the ways that seminaries fall short in preparing candidates for ministry. Before I participate..
Two weeks of study leave included in a pastor’s compensation package provide a valuable time for spiritual and academic growth, relaxation and..
Elijah was certain that there was no real god except the God who had called Israel out of Egypt and asked the..
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