Training pastors — and finding them

A Religion News Service article by Jeffrey MacDonald has popped up in a number of outlets lately, including the Christian Centuryʼ. Citing changes at several seminaries and an interview with Daniel Aleshire, executive director of the Association of Theological Schools...

Church Leaders Resign amid London’s Occupy Protest

The resignation of Graeme Knowles as the dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral caps – if it does not yet complete – a remarkably tumultuous period in the cathedral’s history. It is really too soon to pronounce on exactly what has gone wrong and right, and who are...

Overcoming Isolation and Fatigue in Ministry

A friend recently shared with me a daily devotion that pointed out the story in Exodus 17 regarding Moses’ arms. As long as Moses held his staff with his arms aloft, the Israelites prevailed in their battle with the Amalekites. When he grew weary, Aaron and Hur...

Just like in Jerusalem

By John Pierce When our daughter was playing in a softball league several years ago, another dad asked me out of the blue: “You ever been to the Holy Land?” “Yes,” I replied. “How long did it take to get there?” “Oh, about 10...

Historic Baptists Champion Interfaith Dialogue

Many persons feel they “know” Baptists as a group because of the unkind words of a few Baptist individuals or denominations. Indeed, some very public Baptists have made statements highly offensive to persons of other faiths – and, perhaps surprisingly,...