by Laura Stephens-Reed | Nov 16, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I was approaching college graduation and preparing for seminary when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting spree in the Columbine High School library on April 20, 1999. The news coverage played for days in my dorm’s lobby. It was all unfathomable: the loss...
by John D. Pierce | May 31, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The often angst-filled conversation among church leaders, consultants and others who give attention to congregational and denominational life has a common theme: How do we get people engaged or reengaged after the pandemic? These explorations take seriously the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 22, 2023 | Feature-, News
Support for vaccinations for children attending public schools has declined in recent years, according to a Pew Research Center report published May 16. While 70% of adults agree that “healthy children should be required to be vaccinated to attend public schools...
by Michael Chancellor | May 2, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The aftershocks of the pandemic continue to challenge us in the area of mental health. However, it is unwise to place all the blame on the pandemic for the worsening mental health issues in the United States. Prior to the pandemic, rates of mental illness in the...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 17, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Times have changed but many churches haven’t despite the lessons the pandemic offers. Eileen Campbell- Reed, founder and host of Three Minute Ministry Mentor, compiled what she observed from ministers and congregations and published the #PandemicPastoring Report in...
