Elesha Coffman: When pulpit and pew disagree
What can Christian leaders do when the official teachings of mainline Protestant churches and the political ideologies of the laity diverge?
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The background of the cross
Hanging crosses in an entryway or an office is a statement of faith and connects those who pass by to a great cloud of witnesses. What strategies do you use to signal the background of your life?
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Mark Wingfield: A guide to four types of Bible study learners
Just because you gather people in a room and call it Bible study doesn't mean everyone learns in the same way, says a Baptist pastor. Here are the four types of adult learners he has found in church small groups.
Joy Skjegstad: Developing lay leaders for community ministry
Connecting with people and institutions outside the walls of the church isn’t a job for professional staff alone, says the author of “7 Creative Models for Community Ministry.”
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Marcia Owen: Affirming the dignity of our neighbors
Justice and healing from violence are best approached by simply being with those who are suffering, says a United Methodist layperson who directs a faith-based organization.
Scott Holmes: Lawyering, the Quaker way
A Durham lawyer says his faith changed the course of his career, transforming his legal practice into a vocation -- a true calling filled with joy, integrity and love.
Cynthia D. Weems: The church's revolving door
Church leaders must face up to the fact that congregations are increasingly composed of short-term residents. Structures and staffing need to reflect this change, says a United Methodist pastor in Miami.
Warren Kinghorn: Asking broader questions of medicine
Medicine needs physicians who can call on the Christian tradition to offer another way of thinking about human flourishing, sickness and health, says a physician-theologian.
Flipping the system
A virtual traffic system would flip the driving experience. How would the church benefit if its leaders flipped work processes or ways of thinking, particularly around the role of laypeople?
Matthew Scott: Faith at work
A lawyer-turned-pastor writes that he found greater meaning in his life when he began to pray at his law firm. Now he helps equip laypeople to discover their vocations and integrate their faith and work lives.