by Dennis Bickers | Oct 28, 2013 | Opinion
My doctor of ministry project focused on the impact of coaching for bivocational ministers. Several bivocational ministers were coached as part of this project. This study later became a book, and the following is an excerpt from one of the chapters. Pastor B...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 25, 2013 | Opinion
You knew it all along, didn’t you — that Oreos are as addictive as cocaine? To lab rats, at least. And I suspect there’s a little rat in all of us. The Oreos don’t even have to be the deep fried variety currently on sale at the North Carolina...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 25, 2013 | Opinion
After many of us eat fast-food, we throw away the cardboard pizza boxes, Styrofoam burger bins, wax-coated drink cups, plastic utensils and foil condiment containers. More often than not, we discard absolutely everything in which our food was served. What is worse,...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Oct 25, 2013 | Opinion
Churches often say, “We want to grow our membership. We want to reach people where they are. We want to attract young people.” But, rarely do we know how to put action to our intentions. Many churches are now seeking to address these concerns by dipping...
by Joe LaGuardia | Oct 24, 2013 | Opinion
Several years ago, my church toyed with “contemporary” worship by using guitars, drums and choruses. The process was a tough one for a church that championed liturgy and tradition. There were long worship committee meetings at the time, and we talked about...
by Colin Harris | Oct 24, 2013 | Opinion
It is natural to ponder what lessons might be learned from our national drama for use on the local stages of family, church and community life where most of us live. We sit in the stands for the “big events,” watching as spectators. But we also act out the...
