Changing Church Belonging: From Identity to Relationship
Two weeks ago, I began Lent by reflecting on a recent set of talks I attended about the impact on the church of recent cultural trends. Last week, I outlined a series of unhelpful ways that churches are responding to these trends. With this post, I share the first of...
Five Unhelpful Strategies Churches Have Embraced in Response to Our Changing Culture
As I noted last week, I’m focused this Lent on a series of talks I heard recently by Diana Butler Bass, Episcopal public theologian and historian. In these talks, Diana addressed the clear data about changing church attendance levels. She also outlined five unhelpful...
Lenten Reflections on the US Christian Church in 2024
The Christian church is in the season of Lent. These weeks before Holy Week and Easter are meant to be a time of introspection on our life and relationship with God. In that context, I’ve decided to reflect here on this blog about some recent talks I attended by Diana...
Celebrating the Publication of a Powerful Book by Felicia Murrell
As I’ve stated here before, it’s a great privilege to read what I edit. Sometimes, what I edit also dovetails with the spiritual and cultural work I try to do and the way I seek to live. In this post, I want to celebrate the publication tomorrow of a book by Felicia...
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