The church has a DEI problem
We love diversity. That doesn’t mean we’re willing to make room for difference.
White supremacy shows up in unexpected places
Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
After every election, I turn to Tolstoy
His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.
Why church marketing won’t work with Gen Z
Equity requires people with power giving some of it up. What if we applied this principle to young adult ministry?
God cares nothing for our algorithms
Embracing the random can open us up to the agitations of the Holy Spirit.
The great man theory is poison for the church
The problem isn’t just that it exists. It’s that so many ministers fall for it.
Religiously fluid
Like a lot of Christian millennials, I don’t need Christianity to be everything for me.
Why I came back to the lectionary
My job as a preacher isn’t to change the game. It’s to run the plays well.
When rituals leave us full—and then empty
Leaving the jailhouse graduation, I wondered, Where have I felt like this before?
Catharsis at church
The book of Ezra helped me realize how bad most congregations are at handling big emotions.
Reimagining how we reimagine church
We need to end our obsession with novelty and corporate jargon.
The little engine that needed collaborators
Clergy burnout happens when churches expect pastors to do everything and pastors oblige.
Our holy, human bodies
To build the Beloved Community, we need to think and talk and act differently about bodies.
The crowded elevator of opinions
We’ve become convinced that speaking is the most important thing we can do.