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Category: Perspectives

Encouragement for Weary Preachers

What can we do when we’ve lost the heart to preach? Many of us are familiar with this experience. But many of us bury our

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November 20, 2019 No Comments

The Church and Its Missional Vocation

When the Argentinian mission leader René Padilla addressed the important Lausanne Assembly in 1974, he said there is “no use in taking for granted that

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November 13, 2019 No Comments

I Believe in Preaching

“Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit:

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October 30, 2019 No Comments

Reading the Scriptures with the Reformers: Romans 1-8

Have you ever studied a Robert Silvers photograph? When Silvers was a student at the MIT Media Lab in the 1990s, he invented an art

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October 16, 2019 No Comments

There Are No “Better” People

A friend of mine works at an elite liberal arts college in the US. All employees were required to attend a mandatory training on inclusivity

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October 9, 2019 No Comments

Methodist Bands, Past and Present: Salvation Happens in Community

I first stepped into a band meeting in 2002. I was a new seminary instructor, without tenure, in my first real teaching job. Having pastored

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April 17, 2019 No Comments

Insights in Culture and Christian Formation

Culture is a particular way of life for a group of people. It is shared, learned, able to adjust, and all inclusive. It applies on

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April 3, 2019 No Comments

We Need Vision

After a controversial final match at the US Open between tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, an Australian newspaper published a racist cartoon of

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March 27, 2019 No Comments

Formation in the Seminary Context

Students come to seminary from a broad range of experiences with the Christian faith. Many come with experiences of God but little training in theology,

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March 20, 2019 No Comments

Faith-Formation in a Secular Age

In the shifting landscape of ministry, one question has seemed to garner the most attention: How can we keep (young) people in our church? Pushing

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March 6, 2019 No Comments
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