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By Joyce Thomas | I recently came across a blog with an article entitled “Pastors’ Kids: Seven Things Pastors Would Like Church Members to Know about Their Children” from Thom Rainer. The article listed seven comments from an informal survey of pastors and their spouses on the issue of their children being held to a different standard than any other child in a congregation.
By congregation members from University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA | This ‘Two Flocks’ sabbatical was designed to help the members of this urban congregation deepen their sense of connection with the earth. This included opportunities for interaction with rural communities, invitations to engage in reflection while they traveled during the summer, and specific sermons and church activities that had a ‘sacred earth’ component.
By Keith Anderson, guest blogger | In his new book, Writing in the Wall: Social Media—the First 2,000 Years, Tom Standage, digital editor of The Economist, reminds readers that social media existed long before the invention of Facebook and the iPhone. Social networks, he writes, are nothing new. People have always found ways of connecting and networking with one another by means of whatever technologies were available to them at the time.
We are happy to announce the launch of a new pastoral residency program at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Calvary Baptist Church’s residency is part of a next generation of pastoral residency programs that are relying more fully on the congregation’s own stewardship. In this case, a reconfiguration of Calvary Baptist Church’s own staffing due to some transitions made it possible for it to fully fund two full-time positions.
Christian Theological Seminary and the Center for Pastoral Excellence are pleased to launch the newly named Academy of Preaching and Celebration. Led by Frank A. Thomas, the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th Miller Professor of Homiletics at CTS, the Academy seeks to generate excellence in preaching and worship through deepened faith and biblical practice.
Christian Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the second cohort of students selected for The Discipleship Project, a groundbreaking experiment in theological education at CTS. All in their first year of the M.Div. degree program, these new “TDPers” hail from states as far away as California, Florida, and Colorado, as well as Indiana.
Introduction to The Five Most Common Preaching Mistakes series, by Frank A. Thomas. Watch on YouTube.
MLK Jr. “I have a dream” speech video: produced by Salt Project, WFYI, and CTS Watch on YouTube
Nadia Bolz-Weber, Eugene Cho, and Tony Lee share best ideas for social media (short) Watch on YouTube
CTS professor Michael St. A. Miller explores the ways the human hierarchies prevent full experience of freedom in Christ for all. Read >>
The book presents a global perspective on the Stone-Campbell Movement, from its efforts to spread the Christian faith following the American Revolutionary War through today’s ongoing quest for unity. Read >>
Finding Voice is an insightful examination of how field education shapes the pastoral voice. Read >>
C. L. Franklin for a new generation. Our goal is to examine preaching that touches the masses. During this conference, we will build upon the tradition of Gospel Preaching that brings the message of the Bible and stories of scripture to life for the everyday person.