ministry

One kind of pastor collapses everything into themself. The other expands until they forget where they started.

The early Black church understood that the church is not just a place for worship—it is a launching pad for liberation.

A pastor’s call is to follow Jesus beyond budgets, roofs, and steeples.

Witness is an act of trust in a God who sends us to see and tell of all the things God is doing.

Kristen Bentley’s research indicates that there is no single right way to be a bivocational pastor.

The church doesn’t just need leadership development. It needs processes, ongoing assessment, and shared accountability.

For me, pastor and poet are the same vocation.

Some Sundays, my congregation needs a word that’s more raw than polished.

I’m sure there are good uses for AI in our churches. Prayer and preaching aren’t among them.

Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.

The longtime pastor of Glide Memorial Church was involved in nearly every major social justice movement in the Bay Area for 60 years.

Equity requires people with power giving some of it up. What if we applied this principle to young adult ministry?

When I was a chaplain intern working with people with disabilities, there was one man I visited every Sunday right after worship.

What can I learn from what he underlined—or didn’t?

I didn’t need more candles or journaling. I needed solidarity with others.

Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.

Narrative practice offers an excellent resource for the work of pastoral care.

Ultrarealism, a concept I learned from distance running, begins by seeing things as they really are.

My friend doesn’t want a PhD. He’s getting one anyway. 

The stress of the past few years has brought many to the breaking point.