Scott Benhase: No, David Brooks, we don’t calculate forgiveness
We practice forgiveness because it is the way to share in the very life of God.
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Keeping it in the neighborhood
Kit Danley founded Neighborhood Ministries, a Phoenix-based holistic outreach organization serving low-income families and at-risk children, after her "phone booth" conversion.
Efrem Smith
Congregations, New forms of church, Reconciliation, Community, Racial & ethnic, Arts & Culture, Performing arts
Hip-hop mosaic
Efrem Smith uses hip-hop music in church, but it’s not a marketing gimmick. For this pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, embracing hip-hop culture is an expression of his theology and a means of achieving the goal of his ministry: a church that’s a mosaic of all kinds of people.
Edouard Duval-Carrié: Raising awareness of Haiti with art
Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié engages the rich, fascinating and often tragic history of his homeland in his art. He also is trying to help Haitian artists recover from the 2010 earthquake by promoting their work.
The dance of forgiveness
Forgiveness is at the heart of the gospel, but learning how to embody it is not easy. In their new book, "Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven," L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura provide a guide for the practice of forgiveness.
Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic, Christian Leadership, Pastoral leadership, Institutional leadership
James Earl Massey: Adjusting to God
Being Christian, says a distinguished pastor and theologian, means adjusting our personhood to God’s will and becoming servants to humanity.
Christine D. Pohl: Grace enters with the stranger
The practice of hospitality is central to Christian institutions and Christian leadership, says theologian and ethicist Christine D. Pohl.
Gerardo Marti: A diversity of diversities
“Diversity” can mean “having some blacks attend our mostly white church.” What about the Pakistani pastor working with an Iranian congregation in the Southeast?
Interpretive charity
Communicating in a Christian institution requires a willingness to have faith in the best intentions of the people around us who assess our every move in a socially networked world, says L. Gregory Jones.
Differing attitudes about race reflect two Americas
Black and white Christians’ views on race differ. Take our quiz to test your knowledge about race and the church.