Month: July 2024

A Challenging Journey: Preaching Through Competition, Wariness, and Trauma

Four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that the world has seen significant changes on an array of fronts—changes that may be permanent. In-person conferences…

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The Need for Effective Leaders: Competency-Based Education on the Rise

When I visited Kenya this spring, I met with Christian leaders trying to keep up with the growth in their local congregations. They needed to develop and mentor more leaders…

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Bringing the Trouble to Church: The Call to Christ-Centered Mental Health Support

Turn on the news, open social media, or talk to a friend long enough, and mental health is likely to come up. In 2024, we are experiencing a greater awareness…

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Why on Earth Look to the Church for Help in Society?

The Turbulent Context of Ministry Today In the wake of the pandemic, many churches are struggling because their rhythms of gathering and scattering have been disrupted, discipleship has become increasingly…

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Virtuous Reasoning

“Do you have a closet of useless things at home?”—this is what I ask candidates interested in enrolling in the Master of Arts in Leadership Formation (MALF). This new Latino…

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