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February 2017

February 28, 2017

The Preacher Persisted: Finding Courage in the Pulpit

Despite the push-back I have received against my sermons that tackle controversial issues, here’s one...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Real Youth Ministry: More Than Kumbaya Around the Campfire

By David Stevenson Real youth ministry isn’t about making nice. It’s about making waves. It’s...

August 05, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow

“The Asian American community is far from unified in its perspective, but a growing number...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Church: Can We Get Over Ourselves?

As Christendom declines and Emergence Christianity continues to blossom in all its messy glory, we...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Hip-Hop as Theological Exploration

If it weren’t for hip-hop, I wouldn’t be in the church, period. What I later...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Building the New City: Church-Planting for Social and Environmental Justice

By Tyler Sit, Church planter of New City Church Over the next 12 months, the...

March 23, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with Activist-Minister Amanda Henderson

The Rev. Amanda Henderson was up at the crack of dawn on a cold Tuesday...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Becoming a Force for Justice: Finding God in the City

By Shawn Casselberry Over the next 12 months, the Forum for Theological Education will spotlight...

February 04, 2016

The 10 Truths of Modern Youth Ministry

Youth ministry is it's own little animal within the life of a congregation. It is...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Reviving the Nonprofit Leader: A Q&A with Transformational Leadership Strategist Hugh Ballou

"The nonprofit world has become complacent, static, timid, risk-averse, and minimalistic. We have inherited systems...

January 07, 2016

The Church of “We Don’t Quite Know What We’re Talking About”

Enough already! Many of us have confusion, misgivings, sorrows and anger about Christian churches and...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Naked Preaching

[Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts we'll be featuring by the Rev. Deborah...

July 2015

July 06, 2015

10 Questions Jesus Would Use To Evaluate a Ministry

Summer is that time of year where some ministry begins to slow down (unless you...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

Jesus Wept: How Hosing Down the Homeless Reflects on All of Us Christians

There’s a picture floating around on the internet of Jesus slapping his forehead in frustration...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Trust Me, Church: When Passing the Peace Turns Stressful for Me

Belonging to a different church than my husband seemed hardly subversive in the beginning. After...

January 20, 2015

Trust Me, Church: Why I’m Not That Interested in “Letting You Know I’m Here”

When I graduated from divinity school, I was homeless. Not in a literal kind of...

January 12, 2015

Trust Me, Church: How Your Bulletin Makes Me Feel Like I Do (or Don’t) Belong

In my search for a church home during graduate school, I attended over ten churches...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Leading in Changing Times: A Q&A with Pastor Michael W. Foss

"The biggest challenge churches have is casting a vision for ministry that is compelling. And...