by Starlette Thomas | Nov 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I preach the raceless gospel now, but initially, I didn’t even want to preach. While in seminary, I told God that I wasn’t interested in being a clergyperson and I certainly would not pastor. Conflict-averse, I wasn’t up for the fight. I told God where I would serve...
by Mitch Randall | Sep 21, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I recently attended the 2023 Nevertheless She Preached (NSP) conference in Austin, Texas, sponsored in part by Good Faith Media. Revs. Kyndall Rothaus and Natalie Webb are its founders. NSP’s mission “is a collective of innovators who curate an annual conference that...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 1, 2022 | Opinion
Your “call story” is one of the things you have at the ready when interviewing with a church to be pastor. This story explains how you felt called into ministry and why you feel the need to be a pastor professionally. I have interviewed for many churches, and the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 7, 2021 | News
A majority (56%) of practicing Christians in the U.S. say that discovering their sense of calling “is primarily a solo journey,” according to a Barna Group report published Sept. 27. This is on par with the general population, as 57% of all U.S. adults agree with this...
by Michael Ruffin | Jun 13, 2019 | Opinion
I recently read a 1955 novel by Leigh Brackett titled “The Long Tomorrow.” It’s set a couple of generations after a nuclear war has devastated Earth’s cities. The new constitution of postwar America forbids the building of cities. People live only in small towns...
