Justin Morgan: It's Sunday, but Monday's coming
Work is inherently meaningful, part of what it means to be made in the image of God, says a UMC pastor. So go forth to do the work that God has given you.
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Rachel Held Evans: What is biblical womanhood, really?
Spending an intense year studying what the Bible had to say about women led the author of “A Year of Biblical Womanhood” to confront her worst fears about Scripture -- and to draw closer to God.
Ruth Clark: The gift behind the recipes in church cookbooks
Church cookbooks are more than collections of recipes. They are collaborative acts of love.
Jason Byassee: Two scoops of virtue
How Brian Willis, a yogurt shop owner and a Christian, reveals the quiet, remarkable virtues of an entrepreneur.
Prince Rivers: Lighting a fire in the church's britches
If it's not about the money, how do we faithfully motivate laity and clergy for faithful ministry?
David Briggs: Don't take faith for granted
Christian leaders ignore the spiritual needs of congregations at their own peril. Even the hardest-to-reach group -- young adults -- appears open to approaches that emphasize spiritual growth.
L. Gregory Jones: Asking more of laypeople
Influential laypeople yearn for deep relationships with Christian institutional leaders. We can nurture those relationships by entering the worlds where laypeople live, think and work -- not seeing them primarily as church volunteers and funders.
Paul S. Amos: This is not who we are
When a tsunami hit Japan, one of America’s best-known insurance companies found its core principles tested. Aflac’s president talks about faith and work.
James Dubik: Your job is to develop people
In the Army, every senior officer is expected to train people two levels below and to know the mindset of those two levels above, says a retired general and Catholic lay leader.
Kim Cape: It isn't about sitting here playing bingo
The church needs vital leaders who can convince people in the pews to move beyond the church’s four walls and be involved in Christ’s life in the world, says the new head of the UMC General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.