by Keith Herron | Sep 18, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Clergy and congregations are in an awkward dance together these days as they suffer from anxiety and conflict inside and outside the walls of the church. These concerns have existed for generations, but the price of r the conflict has gone up. These changes have...
by Timothy J. Bonner | Oct 21, 2021 | Opinion
My family is really not all that messed up. Yet, although he is a red-blooded, white American male, my brother-in-law says he’s not a Christian anymore. Now, he only refers to himself as “a follower of Jesus.” Why? He doesn’t want to be associated with the stereotype...
by Timothy J. Bonner | Aug 9, 2021 | Opinion
Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 24th birthday a few weeks ago. We can celebrate with her because she proved that, with an entrepreneurial spirit, we can bring about disruptive innovations that empower people to create compassionate change – even in a resistant world...
by Timothy J. Bonner | Jan 5, 2021 | Opinion
A growing number of congregations across the U.S. have been engaging in conversation about conducting same-sex marriages since the 2015 Supreme Court decision. Yesterday, I summarized the process that four Protestant churches went through in deciding whether their...
by Timothy J. Bonner | Jan 4, 2021 | Opinion
The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-gender marriages presented a challenge to Christian churches; they now must choose whether they are conducted in local church buildings and by their clergy. Adaptive leadership is necessary as the emotional...
