by Justin Cox | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
There are a few truths for a minister in congregational life: A bedside visitation will do more for you than a three-point sermon. If you encounter the demonic, it will likely come from a copy machine or a choir member. A casserole dish is more useful than a stole....
by Geneece Goertzen | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
As we approach the end of another Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I sincerely hope pastors, ministers, clergy members, chaplains, and other faith leaders—both paid and lay—have engaged with some form of abuse-awareness content. I also hope this is not just a...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
With friends and family who are survivors of domestic violence, I know it is not easy for victims and their children to recover. It leaves deep trauma, emotional pain and long-term mental and physical scars. Domestic violence is not a thing of the past, but is...
by Justin Cox | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
According to social media, I’ve crossed a dividing line. I’m entering a new frontier like those on the USS Enterprise. My ordination to the gospel ministry is about to hit double digits. I have survived a decade in congregational life. Pop the champagne...
by Sean Palmer | Oct 2, 2025 | Opinion
In the late 90s, when I was finding my voice in ministry, the air was thick with talk of becoming “missional.” Coffee shops and conferences buzzed with pastors dreaming aloud about churches that moved, congregations that reached out to the surrounding world with...
