Topic: Traditioned innovation
Tom Arthur: How do I integrate a mainline heritage with church growth?
I became a Methodist on purpose. But church growth strategies want me to leave the label behind.
Allegra Jordan: Solving the right problem
The problems of war, poverty, and disease pierced Maggy Barankitse like the nails of Calvary. She took those nails, picked up a hammer, and began to pound them into the foundations of a house of peace.
Jason Byassee: Tradition makes for innovation
The eminent historian of doctrine, Jaroslav Pelikan, praises the Masai Creed for its orthodox and creative description of Jesus.
Gerardo Marti: Our “tradition” is often a previous era’s cultural accommodation
Traditioned innovation will always have familiar elements. But let us all admit that innovation in church life is always taking place.
Jason Byassee: A “UCC bishop” shows traditioned innovation
Vibrant institutions, thriving community, and traditioned innovation all come together at a church in the increasingly stony ground of New England.
Jason Byassee: Innovate (non) violently
An art exhibit explores the way Picasso tried to "innovate violently." This is a nice contrast for traditioned innovation.
Prince Raney Rivers: What comes after "contemporary" worship? The return of "traditional"
The usual story is of a pastor who staunches a church’s decline by introducing “contemporary” worship. But Macedonia Baptist in Pittsburgh capped its growth with a return to “traditional.”
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