Reflections & Research
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March 26, 2020
Melissa Florer-Bixler: Resisting busyness in the time of COVID-19
Pastors can be tempted to fill this time of fear with overproductivity. We need to resist that urge.
read moreabout Melissa Florer-Bixler: Resisting busyness in the time of COVID-19March 25, 2020
A. Trevor Sutton: Meeting with your church online is vital for serving your congregation’s needs
Online church offers congregations the ability to continue being church amid the coronavirus pandemic.
read moreabout A. Trevor Sutton: Meeting with your church online is vital for serving your congregation’s needsFebruary 18, 2020
Excerpt: ‘Planning Sabbaticals: A Guide for Congregations and Their Pastors’
In this excerpt from his recent book, author Robert C. Saler writes about pastoral sabbaticals as a time of reinvigoration and reflection for both church leaders and their congregations. Saler directs the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs and the Center for Pastoral Excellence at Christian Theological Seminary.
read moreabout Excerpt: ‘Planning Sabbaticals: A Guide for Congregations and Their Pastors’February 18, 2020
Dominique A. Robinson: How I reach college students as a womanist millennial preacher
The inaugural dean of chapel at Wiley College blends traditional faith practices with a fresh approach in order to inspire and teach undergraduates at the HBCU.
read moreabout Dominique A. Robinson: How I reach college students as a womanist millennial preacher