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The Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle Article

July 05, 2011

Dr. Robert LaRochelle: Practical Advice for Making Part-Time Ministry Work

The Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle (UCC)

In the third excerpt from his book "Part Time Pastor, Full Time Church," the Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle offers part-time ministers some practical guidance.
The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins Article

July 04, 2011

Dr. Jamie Jenkins: Thankful for the Freedoms We Enjoy

The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins (UMC)

I am thankful for the freedoms that we enjoy in the country and the price that many people have paid throughout the years to provide and preserve it. Today I also celebrate the freedom that comes from knowing and following Christ.
Bishop Mark Hanson Article

July 03, 2011

Bishop Mark Hanson: God's Household of Freedom

Bishop Mark Hanson (ELCA)

Freedom! We go to court to protect it and to the halls of government to legislate it. We go to war to defend it. We go to therapy to experience it. We go to worship to receive it. But what in the world is this freedom?
The Rev. Dr. Jim Somerville Article

July 02, 2011

Dr. Jim Somerville: Whatever Happened to Fire and Brimstone?

The Rev. Dr. James Somerville (CBF)

Here’s a piece I wrote several years ago, after a hot summer Sunday when the air conditioner wasn’t working at church. Enjoy!
The Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson Article

July 01, 2011

The Rev. Canon C.K. Robertson: Paul--One of the Dangerous Dozen

The Rev. Canon Charles K. Robertson (TEC)

With his message that “all are one in Christ,” Paul set up a new possibility: a network that demanded primary allegiance from its members and in which all other distinctions between people became secondary or even irrelevant. An excerpt from the book "A Dangerous Dozen."
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts Article

June 30, 2011

Dr. Thomas Lane Butts: On Getting Even

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts (UMC)

There are few things more satisfying than the warm feeling of getting even, even when you know you are not going to be there when it happens. The satisfaction is in the anticipation. How much time have you spent day- dreaming about possible schemes of getting even with people who are on your enemy list? And don't tell me "none." I know better, and so do you.
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto Article

June 29, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: Can We Talk?

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Theological disputes are rending many of our churches apart. These too frequently destructive arguments force a difficult question upon us. Can we have discussions any more that do not degenerate to the taking of mutually exclusive positions?
The Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle Article

June 28, 2011

Dr. Robert LaRochelle: Reinterpreting Roles Within the "Part-Time Church"

The Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle (UCC)

What is the relationship between the full time work of the local church and the actual job description of its pastor? This fundamental question is based on something even more basic: Do we REALLY embrace the concept of the priesthood of all believers?
The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins Article

June 27, 2011

Dr. Jamie Jenkins: New Beginnings

The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins (UMC)

This is a day of new beginnings. This line from a fairly new hymn is appropriate. Yesterday over 100 United Methodist congregations in North Georgia shared worship with their new pastor as they began a new phase of ministry together.
The Rev. Dr. Jim Somerville Article

June 27, 2011

Dr. Jim Somerville: "I Hate My Body!"

The Rev. Dr. James Somerville (CBF)

You never know what you might find in a book called Women Who Run with the Wolves, or in a chapter called “Joyous Body: the Wild Flesh,” but I was delighted to find this important corrective to much of what our culture has taught us about our bodies.