Pressing On E-News Columns

...what if leaning backward could be the Spirit's way of propelling us forward?

"Pastors are called to our families just as we are called to the church."
Pastoral ministry that is practiced in the name of Jesus is about being with and living deeply where people are.

You might say, my church is making a turn—a sharp one. In fact, it’s the sharpest turn we have ever taken.

Connectionalism is the unseen stuff between us that cannot be neatly defined or understood, but can be felt.

When consumerism seeps into religious life, the church becomes a vendor of goods and services, clergy become shopkeepers, and congregants (or potential ones) become patrons with purchasing power.