by Paul Beasley-Murray | Dec 29, 2015 | Opinion
“Change,” said John F. Kennedy, “is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” What is true of life, in general, is true of churches, too. As has often been said, the seven last words of a dying...
by Ron Rolheiser | Dec 29, 2015 | Opinion
I was challenged by a bishop some years ago regarding an article I’d written. We were talking in his office and the tone eventually got a little testy. “How can you write something like that?” he asked. “Because it’s true,” was my...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 28, 2015 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce William T. Neal III is retiring this week as president and CEO of the Atlanta-based but widely effective Developmental Disabilities Ministries (DDM). He’ll hang around a bit as his capable successor Greg DeLoach, who just left the pastorate of First...
by Robert Parham | Dec 28, 2015 | Opinion
Molly Marshall is EthicsDaily.com’s pick as Baptist of the Year for 2015. A Southern Baptist by heritage and academic training, Marshall is now affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA, through her membership at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie...
by Dennis Bickers | Dec 28, 2015 | Opinion
Bivocational ministry has made great strides in recent years. While there are exceptions, there is much greater acceptance of bivocational ministry and a greater appreciation of what these ministers are capable of doing. There have been several doctoral theses written...
by Jim Kelsey | Dec 24, 2015 | Opinion
Joseph gets the short shrift this time of year it seems to me. In our crèches, Mary sits close to the baby at the center of the scene, and Joseph often is standing behind and to the side looking on as a spectator. In Luke, Mary does get most of the attention. But in...
