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Feature Story | May 05, 2015 Eric Washington on God’s Sovereignty and Slavery Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward. Conversation | April 24, 2015 Eric Washington on African American Missionaries Before William Carey founded a mission society, or Adoniram and Ann Judson sailed to Burma, a former African American slave had already become a missionary to Jamaica. Conversation | April 24, 2015 Meg Jenista on The Young Clergy Women Project Face it. There are still far more male pastors than female pastors. That is why young female pastors support each other in The Young Clergy Women Project. Conversation | April 21, 2015 African American Worship Treasures Six church musicians and scholars explain why treasures and challenges in African American worship traditions apply to churches in any cultural context. Feature Story | April 21, 2015 Young R. Kim on Learning from a Fourth-Century Saint Catholic and Orthodox Christians consider Epiphanius of Cyprus a saint because he was pious and opposed heresy. Protestants can learn from him as well. Conversation | April 07, 2015 If You Want Justice, Work for Beauty Really? In the face of so much global need, the arts are a necessity? Feature Story | February 18, 2015 Pablo Jiménez on Reenergizing Preaching One way to keep sermons fresh is to ditch the deductive form, in which preachers begin with their main point and then work to prove it. Conversation | January 08, 2015 Jerry Sittser on Growing through Adversity and Spiritual Practices You probably gather for worship with both lifelong worshipers and those new to the Bible. Jerry Sittser mines the history of Christian spirituality for nuggets that give life to all levels of worshipers. Conversation | January 06, 2015 How Visual Arts Move Us from Brokenness to Beauty Visual artists can help us start talking about major life issues that we don’t often acknowledge in worship. Feature Story | December 12, 2014 Steve Prince on Visual Art and Justice Jesus calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. What does that mean for conversations about injustices, including racism, both in the U.S. and around the world. Steve Prince creates visual art that can help us start talking. Conversation | December 12, 2014 Graham Kendrick on Leading Worship You’ve probably sung his “Shine, Jesus, Shine” and “Knowing You.” But his worship leading has changed since he wrote those songs. Conversation | December 02, 2014 Catherine Gunsalus González on Ancient Resources for Today’s Worship As in the second century, people come to churches today not knowing much about Christianity. Discoveries about early church worship can help Protestants and Catholics disciple newcomers. Conversation | November 26, 2014 David Bailey on Reconciliation and Worship Response Times A few years ago, East End Fellowship, a multicultural Presbyterian congregation in Richmond, VA, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation. Conversation | November 20, 2014 Joel Carpenter on Artists as Prophets and Seers of Hope Twenty artists from North America and South Africa created “Between the Shadow and the Light: Artists’ Prophetic Responses to South Africa Today.” Conversation | November 19, 2014 Miranda Dodson on Worship Music Maybe you heard her song “Try Again” on the TV drama Parenthood or NPR’s Morning Edition. Conversation | November 19, 2014 Jeremy Zeyl on Singing the Heidelberg Catechism Jeremy Zeyl is an award-winning singer-songwriter and the director of worship at Talbot Street Christian Reformed Church in London, Ontario. Conversation | July 21, 2014 Todd Cioffi on Congregational and Ministry Studies Todd Cioffi, professor of Congregational and Ministry Studies at Calvin College, explains why word of mouth brings students to this new department. Conversation | August 09, 2011 Mentoring Church Musicians: Each one teach one Whether you have musical gifts to pass on or want to improve those you have, you know how important mentoring is for church musicians. And good training helps church musicians enrich worshipers' experiences. Feature Story | July 22, 2005