There’s always a need for receiving and sending—for teaching, preparing, and launching. The post Why Releasing a Young Leader Is Both Hard and Good appeared first on Faithward.org.| Faithward.org
As a current grad student, I spend a lot of time in classroom settings. Recently, I attended an intensive course with peers who are mostly a little older than me and further along in their careers. While I’ve been graciously mentored by many of them, I’m also keenly aware of my innocence and naivety. I Read more... The post Go and Cancel No More appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
In recent years it has become increasingly popular for churches of differing sizes, locations, and denominational traditions to make use of consultant services to find new ministers and staff for Christian institutions. If you browse the denominational job boards of the PCA, . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
Did you know that the Bible tells us that there are certain things we shouldn’t even talk about? The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 5: “But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must…| Kindle Afresh
South Sudanese Christians are doing such amazing, awe-inspiring work that their stories of peacebuilding need to be shared. The post How the Church Is Bridging Communities and Building Peace in South Sudan appeared first on Faithward.org.| Faithward.org
The best way to approach complexities is to actually embrace them. Too often we throw out the things that we’ve done wrong. But how can you reimagine something if you’ve not dealt with what it is and who you really are?| Faithward.org
by Martin Rispin, The New Conservative: Why do Church of England (CofE) churches and their ‘with-it’, ‘down with the kids’ modern clergy employ ambulance-chasing tactics to try and attract those who really have no interest in any brand of organised religion whatsoever? Similarly, what’s behind their apparent ambivalence towards traditional King James Bible and 1662 […]| Anglican Mainstream
As the church continues to be mindful in loving people with disabilities, we cannot forget to extend similar care and support for their caregivers.| Faithward.org
Churches share stories of discernment—hearing from God and faithfully following God’s leading—which show several ways churches can discern the will of God.| Faithward.org
Have you ever wondered about fasting for an extended period of time? Jesus, after all, fasted for 40 days in the Judean wilderness. I wrote a short introduction to what the Bible teaches about fast…| Kindle Afresh
An online prayer community meets bi-weekly to discern the will of God and to learn, lament, confess, and intercede for racism to be dismantled.| Faithward.org
Living through the last quarter of the 20th century and almost the first quarter of the 21st, means that people of my generation have witnessed a considerable amount of technological changes in soc…| Thinking Pastorally