Will AI take your job? It’s more likely to take your job satisfaction, especially if you are a church leader - lay or ordained, staff or non-staff.

The “Our Father,” 

The “Lord’s Prayer,” 

“The words that Jesus taught us to pray.”

They have been prayed

Millions,

And millions,

And millions of times.

As Christians, health around the world matters to us because it matters to God. […] God calls us to love our neighbors, serve the “least of these,” and address injustices.

In this post, we’re going to redefine online church community—beyond the tweet.

I love the liturgy.

I recent years and months,

I have forgotten just how much I love the liturgy.

Those pushing for these cuts often speak of Christian values while advocating for policies that would abandon the vulnerable. But true Christian values call us to a more expansive vision of community and care. As Luther reminded us, faith is active in love, and love knows no borders.

What if your church was positioned to meet the deepest needs of your community? […] what if a small change in the way you communicate could help motivate more and more people to engage with your church?

Moreso than any other community or institution, the church is uniquely situated to help communities navigate a year of uncertainty. And yet we must recognize that our culture is not one that is accustomed to uncertainty

Today I would argue that our current cultural understanding of Christmas isn't as a time of excess but as a time of fervor.

...it’s so critical for church leaders and preachers to learn to work alongside AI with equal levels of interest and skepticism...

When we step into the pulpit, we hope that the people will hear what we want them to hear, that they might be changed like we have been changed.

Prayer without belief/faith is no good. Why are we praying if we don’t believe?

...creativity and faith formation are deeply interrelated, especially when we define creativity as a process of articulating experiences and telling stories

In a world that wants to criticize and categorize and commodify everything we do, time and space to create for its own sake is a sacred revolution.

I am drawn to women’s stories –
in their own voices,
about their own lives,
telling their own experiences.

"It takes all of us to showcase the rhythms and pitches of our various spiritual geographies, so that we might overhear the Spirit singing through new songs and fresh visions."

To teach the Bible today is... to teach a different way of reading than what our culture is comfortable with.

Ryan Panzer writes about the growing influence of artificial intelligence upon our society, wondering whether and how pastors should use this new technology in the service of God.

The Rev. Winnie Varghese delivers a sermon covering indigeneity, Elijah's sojourn in the wilderness, and how to connect with those who show us hospitality.

Rev. Dr. Charlene Cox writes a letter to her younger self on the day of her ordination, reflecting upon the joys, hardships, and lessons of her proud service.