By Loren Tate Mitchell The church of the future should look much like the church of the past in my opinion. Let’s take it back to basics. The church was […]
By Jim Lunde “If there’s one thing I’ve learned about our church over the years, it’s that we’re a praying congregation.” These were the words shared with me by a […]
By George Chapman I often describe small church ministry as being on the “Front Line” of American Christianity, and it’s easy to see why. It can be a struggle, after […]
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By Andrew Taylor-Troutman How wonderful that we have met with a paradox! Now we have some hope of making progress. ~Niels Bohr Recently I came across an essay by Don […]
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By Rodger Nishioka In their book, The Godbearing Life, which has now become a youth ministry standard, Kenda Creasy Dean who teaches at Princeton Theological Seminary and Ron Foster, pastor […]
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By Sophie Maness Twenty-five years of working in the church is a mere “drop in the bucket” to the length of time that many of the education models of the […]
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Today we aren’t posting new material, but pointing everyone back to the fabulous Theresa Cho and her blog Still Waters. Theresa and the saints at St. John’s Presbyterian Church create […]
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“Fans of a beloved contemporary Christian hymn won’t get any satisfaction” in the new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnal, Glory to God, according to USA Today. When the hymn’s authors refused […]
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Editor’s Note: Periodically, we will be sharing “notes from the field” from Plaza and Community Church. We hope their experiences will help inform your own… Perhaps to shape your thinking, […]
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Holistic Nurture
/in LeadershipBy Loren Tate Mitchell The church of the future should look much like the church of the past in my opinion. Let’s take it back to basics. The church was […]
We’re a Praying Congregation
/in LeadershipBy Jim Lunde “If there’s one thing I’ve learned about our church over the years, it’s that we’re a praying congregation.” These were the words shared with me by a […]
Dispatches from the Front Line
/in Leadership, Theological ReflectionsBy George Chapman I often describe small church ministry as being on the “Front Line” of American Christianity, and it’s easy to see why. It can be a struggle, after […]
Futuristic Traditionalism: Small Congregations and NEXT Church
/in Contemporary CultureBy Andrew Taylor-Troutman How wonderful that we have met with a paradox! Now we have some hope of making progress. ~Niels Bohr Recently I came across an essay by Don […]
Children’s Church is the Church
/in Christian Education, Contemporary Culture, WorshipBy Rodger Nishioka In their book, The Godbearing Life, which has now become a youth ministry standard, Kenda Creasy Dean who teaches at Princeton Theological Seminary and Ron Foster, pastor […]
Getting Out of the Rut, then Moving Toward Abundant Joy
/in Christian Education, LeadershipBy Sophie Maness Twenty-five years of working in the church is a mere “drop in the bucket” to the length of time that many of the education models of the […]
Kirk Winslow — Southern CA Regional Gathering 2013
/in Gatherings, Gatherings General, ResourcesKirk Winslow talks about Canvas, the PCUSA church he leads in Irvine, CA. Read more about Canvas here. Check out Kirk’s blog here.
Let the Children Come
/in Christian Education, WorshipToday we aren’t posting new material, but pointing everyone back to the fabulous Theresa Cho and her blog Still Waters. Theresa and the saints at St. John’s Presbyterian Church create […]
In Christ Alone, but Not in the Hymnal: A Theological Reflection Case Study
/in Worship“Fans of a beloved contemporary Christian hymn won’t get any satisfaction” in the new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnal, Glory to God, according to USA Today. When the hymn’s authors refused […]
Notes From the Field #1 — Plaza
/in LeadershipEditor’s Note: Periodically, we will be sharing “notes from the field” from Plaza and Community Church. We hope their experiences will help inform your own… Perhaps to shape your thinking, […]