If you’re like me, you’ve read a lot about generational differences in participation in religious communities. These differences mean that congregations are having to find creative and diverse ways of engaging younger generations in ministry and service. In this edition…
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As congregations developed online worship offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many learned that their reach could be far greater online than it had been previously. Some churches report people regularly logging on from across the continent or across…
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Powerless. Helpless. That’s how many of us have felt during the long months of the COVID-19 pandemic. What can we as congregational leaders do beyond providing pastoral care, supporting connections that come from being part of a faith community, and…
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“It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1960. This quote remains true and begs the question “How do we heal the church divide?” Mario…
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What if the primary place for faith formation was not church but home? How would congregations adapt our approach to religious education? What kinds of support would households and families need? What resources could we develop? Sarai Rice of The Congregational…
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The church has an invaluable role to play in times of crisis, writes an expert in crisis response.
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An Episcopal bishop reflects on four realities and priorities for the early years of ministry in a congregation
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A priest asks what role the church might play in social enterprises
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In this collection of essays, writers in their twenties and thirties reflect on their college years by telling stories of the intersection of faith and college.
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Claiming the pastor’s role as spiritual guide is a matter of seeing God’s presence and then encouraging its emergence within the congregation, writes Bruce Epperly.
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