By Rev. Laura Robinson The Year-Three Slump. Or is it a readjustment? A disgruntlement? It’s a three year something. I was attending a virtual summit put on by the United Church …
Losing Your Place to Find It
By Rev. Dr. Anna Mitchell Hall What is your latitude and longitude right now? What is your exact street location? Where does the water flow when rain falls where you …
Torn Between McAllen and Reynosa
This past weekend I traveled to McAllen, TX, to join the We The People Ride initiative (wethepeopleride.org). Led by the folx from Vote Common Good, this work has a group …
Finding transformation in times like these
by Rev. Dr. Anna Mitchell Hall Remember a few months ago when we were optimistic and making plans for a fall mostly free of pandemic worries? It was the closest …
Where Are All the Clergy Going?
by Anna Hall, Director of Research & Development Leading through the Covid-19 pandemic changed the very shape of ministry for most pastors. For some, that precipitated at least a consideration …
Research Shows Declines in Church Membership/Attendance
Anna Hall, Director of Research & Development In the newest polling by Gallup capturing religious trends in 2020, U.S. membership in faith communities was below 50% of those polled for …
Lessons from 2020: How churches are innovating during the pandemic
by Anna Hall, Director of Research & Development – Email Anna See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19, NIV) …
Fire
When I was little, my parents taught me one lesson early on: don’t play with fire. I may be burned, or I may burn something else accidentally. I was never …
Chaplaincy in the Streets
by Rev. Anna Golladay I’ve spent the last three and a half weeks on my feet. I’ve walked over 50 miles in the heat, rain and humidity. I’ve laundered my …
Is Your Church Confronting the Sin of Racism?
In less than one month, we have watched the lives of black men and women be violently taken by others who perceive themselves to be in authority. We have watched …