Leadership

Jennifer Ackerman on Courageous Conversations among Pastors

The Micah Groups program brings together pastors from diverse denominational, theological and ethnic contexts, all who desire to become empowered wise preachers. They seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. Over time, they build enough trust to have courageous conversations about worship, preaching and justice.

February 19, 2016 | 6 min read
Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be

Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.

May 5, 2015 | 23 min read

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.

April 21, 2015 | 4 min read

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.

November 20, 2014 | 2 min read

Musician Sally Ann Morris on Seminarians Learning Worship

Sally Ann Morris is the chapel musician at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She’s involved with each of Wake Div’s twice-weekly, 45-minute chapel services.

August 29, 2014 | 5 min read
John Huizinga on Worship Change Accountability

John Huizinga is pastor of Lombard Christian Reformed Church in Lombard, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. He works to develop leaders within the congregation to take ownership of various church ministries.

August 4, 2014 | 5 min read
C. J. Newendorp on Ancient-Future Church Renewal

C.J. Newendorp is a pastoral intern at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Paramount, California, and an MDiv student, class of 2015, at Fuller Theological Seminary.

August 4, 2014 | 4 min read