“Do not remember the sins of my youth.” But the Internet does.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe
Retired pastor, seminary dean and professor
Charles Hambrick-Stowe is the retired pastor of the First Congregational Church, Ridgefield, Connecticut. In his writings he brings together experience as a local church pastor and in seminary administration and teaching. Before returning to pastoral ministry he was academic dean and professor of Christian history at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illiniois, and director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of two churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania over a 22-year period. Hambrick-Stowe is the author or editor of six books and numerous articles in the field of American religious history.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: What's Christian about a Christian business?
Profit is important, but it's not the most important thing.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The last profession in the world
The ministry is the best occupation in the world, partly because it’s the last real profession.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The washed-up geezer redemption film
As the boomers age, expect more stories, and listen for how they (faintly) echo the gospel.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Jesus' most surprising leadership metaphor
Jesus calls us, surprisingly enough, to be "Scribes trained for the kingdom"
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The gospel under siege
But not by Islam.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The life cycle of a budget
Think of the budget as the institution’s ecclesiological self-portrait.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Staff development done right
How does a staff integrate a new person and set her or him up for success?
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: How to pray in public
Rick Warren’s inaugural prayer was smart. Sometimes we should say the “J” word more; sometimes less.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The promise and challenge of missional partnerships
Churches in partnership can straddle divides the broader culture cannot.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Intellectual self-awareness is a leadership virtue
Creativity over time does not burst forth ex nihilo.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: By-Law revision for Jesus
By-Law revision can be a ministry, not just a chore.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Vocation in flesh and blood
How do a petroleum engineer, an ophthalmologist, a teacher and an electrician see their work as Christian ministry?
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Is there a Christian way to do performance reviews?
It’s Lent. Performance review has a long tradition in the church.
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