Church & Ministry

“My goal here is … to offer four lessons that I think are a little more timeless, and lessons that point to the worst inevitabilities of bad ecclesiology. 1. We’re too easily seduced by numbers and giftedness.” - 9 Marks

“Tensions are surfacing among Slavic communities in the US, which have ties to both sides of the war in Ukraine.” - C.Today

“I am a pastor—no one you’ve ever heard of and, by every statistic I have read, that’s most pastors.” - Denison Forum

“An additional 12 interviews are scheduled with Executive Committee current or former trustees, and Guidepost is in the process of contacting 22 additional trustees, according to the update. The research will add to information received in 133 interviews already conducted with trustees.” - BPNews

Gallup “found a slight increase in the percentage of Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender… climbing from 5.6% in 2020 to 7.1% in 2021. Since 2012… LGBTQ identification has risen slowly but steadily from 3.5%.” - Lifeway

“One can’t help but note that Michael Bird, who co-hosts a podcast with Aimee Byrd, seems to have embarked on a similar trajectory around the same time. In 2012, Bird wrote a book wherein he affirmed male headship as ‘normative’ and ‘indisputable.’ Today, he disputes male headship and says he has changed his mind.” - CBMW

“the more you talk about things in Sunday announcements, the less effective the messaging for everything is.” - C.Leaders

“The team tasked with searching for a new president & CEO of the SBC Executive Committee is asking for prayer. The group also has launched a 21-day prayer initiative and created a day-by-day guide to encourage specific prayers for each day the rest of the month.” - BPNews

“Plans to create a full communion partnership between The Episcopal Church and The United Methodist Church have been put on hold again due to the UMC postponing its General Conference.” - C.Post

“On March 9, 2022 at 6:33 am, Edward John Nelson entered eternity…. We praise the Lord for the 98 years He gave us with Dr. Nelson.” - Facebook