Church
The poverty of gossip
It’s not just that it’s sadistic. It also lacks aesthetic or psychological imagination.
Imagining the grace to come
Witness is an act of trust in a God who sends us to see and tell of all the things God is doing.
Ministry and other callings
Kristen Bentley’s research indicates that there is no single right way to be a bivocational pastor.
When ableism and racism intertwine
Black autistic pastor and disability scholar Lamar Hardwick shows how ideas around race and disability can cost people their lives.
Training faith leaders to work against suicide
“Suicide happens because of loss of hope and loss of social connection,” says Michelle Snyder of Soul Shop. “What if we became a church where no one loses hope and no one is alone?”
Pastors in exile
Clergy who have fled Russian-occupied Ukraine are finding new ways to provide pastoral care for parishioners who are still there.
Shared songs with new meaning
My colleague’s Black church was taking a break from anti-racism work with White churches. So we decided to sing together.
God’s relentless gaze
Like the surveillance state, the Christ Pantocrator icon asserts an omnipresent authority. But it also asserts divine mercy and love.
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
I celebrate the milestone of the first woman to become archbishop of Canterbury. But I worry there’s a glass cliff waiting for her.
Pastors and professionals
The church doesn’t just need leadership development. It needs processes, ongoing assessment, and shared accountability.
Mennonites and the long shadow of ethnic identity
Denominations often struggle to separate faith from ethnicity. Hyung Jin Kim Sun has experienced this firsthand.
Reclaiming “church politics”
Ross Kane argues that politics is about congregational life and governance—not just statecraft.
Preaching outside the box
Donyelle McCray takes readers on a tour of the edges of homiletics, exploring Black Americans’ gospel proclamation in various forms.
What do people in their 20s want from church?
Churches try all kinds of tricks. But new research indicates that the answers are surprisingly traditional.