How some churches are responding to a new reality. From Managing Your Church By Emily Lund The vast majority of Americans currently have access to health care. As of August 2015, “an unprecedented 90.8 percent now have health insurance,” according to CNN. But this...
From Faith and Leadership By Kate Rugani McDonald’s might not be the first place people think of as a hub for ministry. But that’s where you’ll find the Rev. Chip Webb most mornings, sipping a steaming coffee as the Pfafftown, North Carolina, community streams in. “At...
From Leadership Journal By Heidi Hall Reports of clergy attrition are often exaggerated, but pastors still face daunting challenges. Gordon Atkinson’s decision to leave the ministry didn’t come as an epiphany, nor was it a knee-jerk reaction to a...
From Leadership Journal By Gordon MacDonald Marathon runners speak of “hitting the wall,” a moment in a race when the body appears to have exhausted all of its energy and pleads to quit. I borrow this phrase when I recall a life-altering experience I had...
By Lozano Nora It is already the middle of the second month of this new year, and I am still evaluating last year, and planning for 2016. What can I do better? How can I improve some areas of my life? This reflection has been prompted in part by a required class that...
