Leading Beyond the Blizzard
A conversation on leadership in pandemic times with Andy Crouch and Kathy Smith
Deep Calls to Deep: Nurturing Preachers for the Work of Proclamation
Deep Calls to Deep is a program to strengthen preaching by using communities of peer groups to nurture pastors’ own spiritual, emotional, physical, and imaginative lives. In this paper, Ruthanna Hooke discusses the structure and themes of Deep Calls to Deep, a peer group learning program rooted in the conviction that preaching is soul-work.
Preparing to Reopen Churches for 91ÁÔÆæ during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic means churches planning to reopen will have to consider not just how to keep congregants safe, but also how to make them feel welcome. Consider these thoughtful recommendations from Yvette Lau, a pastoral musician, scholar, and teacher serving in Hong Kong.
91ÁÔÆæ, Cultural Difference, and a Kingdom Vision for Life Together
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ | Seminar
Mark L. MacDonald on Gospel-Based Discipleship and Indigenous Christians
Archbishop Mark L. MacDonald speaks and writes about gospel inculturation in Indigenous ministries, especially among First Nations Anglicans in Canada. Churches everywhere can learn from the Indigenous Gospel-Based Discipleship model for worship, governance, and community life.
Women in Ministry and Leadership
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ | Workshop
Being a 91ÁÔÆæ Leader
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ | Workshop
Soul-Shaping Practice for Pastoral Leaders: A Conversation
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ | Workshop
Lessons on Developing Youth Leaders: Four Keys Towards Innovation
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ | Workshop
Preachers Need Friends, Too
The peer cohort is a place for preachers to strengthen their skills in real time while building intentional friendships.
Billy Kluttz on Paperless Liturgy and Music
Sometimes not providing written or projected words and notes is the best way to make liturgy truly the work of the people. Paperless liturgy and paperless music can be great tools for including all ages and abilities in worship.
Final Exams Every Week: Life with a Peer Learning Group
Peer learning groups promote faithful endurance and mutual encouragement in the face of what makes the preaching life challenging.