Common humanity and courageous humility
Drawing on her decades of ministry experience, Joanna Adams shares several memorable lessons, including one from Bishop Desmond Tutu.
How can current church leaders position themselves to equip future leaders? What can we find in the past that gives new life to our spaces of faith? How does resilience fly in the face of staunch resistance to change — and the possibility of vital growth? This issue of the Outlook takes a look at what it means when we say “theological leadership.”
Drawing on her decades of ministry experience, Joanna Adams shares several memorable lessons, including one from Bishop Desmond Tutu.
"[Kevin W.] Hector makes complicated ideas feel more familiar, covering abstract and complicated debates within Christian theology in a way that even those new to the conversation can understand," writes Samuel McCann.
"Pizor Yoder and team unearthed stories that create an 'unfiltered' description of 'nones' and 'dones' driven by more curiosity than judgment and more empathy than analysis." — Rocky Supinger
"Seibert offers a path toward healing wounds found in the death and destruction of long-ignored Scripture," writes Jo Wiersema.
"New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl delivers a 'literary devotional' that calls us to stop ... peer ... listen ... ponder ... consider — all as she describes the holiness of creation without religious language or beliefs," writes Amy Pagliarella.
Barbara Wheeler examines the critical and constructive project led by Ted Smith of Candler School of Theology that predicts professional models of ministry, denominations and congregations will not survive in their current form.
Leading in our changing world, especially in the face of resistance, says Tod Bolsinger, requires resilience.
To fully appreciate how JCSTS has shaped leaders in both the past and the present, recall the history of education in this country for those who were formerly enslaved and for their descendants, writes Paul Roberts.
As we seek and follow God’s will, we are drawn deeper into the partnership with God, writes Joan Gray.
To accept that we – and the church – have reached the metaphorical borderland, writes José R. Irizarry, is to be willing to imagine ourselves anew.
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
When it comes to theological leadership, we are in borderland, writes Teri McDowell Ott. How do we address change in this space?
Jenny McDevitt shares her faithful conversation about theological education with two recent graduates and current pastors with Sarah Speed and TJ Remaley.
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
Rosalind Banbury's second reflection on the 2023-2024 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Angela Lambert shares about attending her California church while on a river cruise in Europe.
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