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By Joyce Thomas | What is it like to have companions as we walk through this Christian life? We all need special people in our lives to help us hear, learn, and practice what we are called to do and be in this world. Companions are those supportive people God sends to us as we attempt to live our best lives.
The primary goal of the program was to help me renew my sense of call so that I can embark on the second five years of ministry with a fresh sense of purpose and joy. Another goal of the program was to hear cross-cultural stories, in order to better understand the experiences of immigrants and refugees in the United States.
By Nick Buck | Without question, doing ministry in the contemporary digital context can seem daunting. Seemingly every day something new arrives on the digital scene, and while new tools and features will continue to emerge and platforms will continue to change, a very important truth is worth remembering: the gospel isn’t what is changing.
The second Pastoral Excellence Network (PEN) Pastoral Residency School convened on April 25-27 at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. Pastoral residencies provide opportunities for newly or about to be ordained clergy to have a ministry experience in a congregation, supported by mentoring and intentional learning and pastoral formation experiences.
On Saturday, April 30, Pastoral Excellence Network (PEN) Director Larry Peers led a training session for Peer Guides in Virginia Theological Seminary’s new Deep Calls to Deep: A Program to Strengthen Episcopal Preaching.
We are delighted to announce that The Storebox is now live. The New Media Project Storebox is a place to gather as many different “case studies” as we can of what Christians are doing in the vast, expanding, intimate, connected, and interconnected landscape of digital media. It is a repository of Christian “experiments” in new and digital media.
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
Eleven noted contributors join a growing current that sees conversation as an image to refresh our thinking about the nature and purpose of the church. Read >>
This book examines the role of Martin Luther King Jr. as both thought-leader and activist and the convergence of ideas and action in his life. Read >>
Re-Storying Your Faith helps people discover multiple faith stories to give meaning to their spiritual journey. Read >>
Congregations are not immune to the impact of polarizing positions and divisive patterns of communication that can erode the morale and spirit of our religious communities. Join a conversation with Bob Stains in this free PEN Talk webinar to learn about PCP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue approach.
Transitions are a given in our own lives, our own ministries and in any living system. Sometimes the transition is part of an anticipated development and other times it happens in unexpected ways. In any case, there are perspectives, practices and disciplines that can help us to bring forth what “wants to emerge.”