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Worship that Calls Us to Reflect God’s Heart for Justice

Bethany Hanke Hoang and Kristen Deede Johnson co-wrote The Justice Calling: Where Passion Meets Perseverance. They explain how weekly worship helps congregations keep working with, and waiting on, God to make all things new.

July 12, 2016 | 9 min read
“The Justice Calling” Authors on Becoming a Just Church

Some churches care deeply about studying the Bible. Others are passionate about justice. Authors Bethany Hanke Hoang and Kristen Deede Johnson offer help for congregations that care or want to care about both.

July 12, 2016 | 4 min read
Shiny, Happy People: The Vice of Vainglory, the Church, and You

Work in Christian ministry and leadership often brings a struggle with image, reputation, and audience-pleasing.

July 8, 2016 | 47 min video



Speech Communication in Worship

A showcase featuring some thoughtful resources that can help all who participate in worship through public speaking do so hospitably, succinctly, wisely, and with imagination.

June 14, 2016 | 8 min read
Scholars Suggest How to Remember the Reformation

Seven scholars, pastors and musicians discuss how Protestants and Catholics can and should together observe the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017.

June 1, 2016 | 21 min read
Church Year Visual Art: A Q&A with Deborah Sokolove

Artist, writer and teacher Deborah Sokolove shares images of liturgical visual arts that don’t need words to help worshipers experience the Christian church’s calendar cycle.

May 27, 2016 | 6 min read