How can a congregation change its culture?
It helps to focus less on structure and instead envision the church as an organism.
Which church is dying?
Women posing problems
Is religion good for human flourishing?
Books
Written by the oppressor, sung by the oppressed
Finding ourselves in a Nigerian war novel
A novel about (not) writing an essay
The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach
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Written by the oppressor, sung by the oppressed
How can a congregation change its culture?
Which church is dying?
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Written by the oppressor, sung by the oppressed
How can a congregation change its culture?
September 15, Ordinary 24B (James 3:1–12)
Voices
Debie Thomas
Which church is dying?
The church of empire might be. But I’m not ready to call time of death on the mystical body of Christ.
Melissa Florer-Bixler
Women posing problems
In the gospels and in the world today, women get in the way and make the world new.
Philip Jenkins
Is religion good for human flourishing?
The Global Flourishing Study is producing a dazzling amount of data to help us answer this sort of question.
Alejandra Oliva
The midsummer of life
The season of tending and waiting can be tedious.
Yolanda Pierce
Small creatures
“There’s a frog in our house!” My daughter and I said the words together, but only one of us was excited.
Julian DeShazier
God cares nothing for our algorithms
Embracing the random can open us up to the agitations of the Holy Spirit.
Politics
Women posing problems
What comes after a ceasefire?
The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach
