Leadership styles change when a congregation calls a new pastor. This is because no two leaders have the same dispositions, gifts and preparation for the role …
Life is just one big continuing education opportunity, if one is of that mind set. There are many opportunities throughout life to continue one’s education, and one need not enter a program, attend a seminar or go to classes to expand one’s knowledge …
From his jail cell in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to religious leaders in Birmingham, Ala. They had criticized him for his part in a nonviolent protest against racial segregation in that city …
Charleen continually brought up the issue of Sabbath keeping. I heard her but initially thought it was an outdated idea that was too idealistic. But since then, I have come to a better understanding and have even become a Sabbath advocate …
Stanley Shenk devoted his working life to the Mennonite church, including several decades in Mennonite higher education. His own experiences at a Mennonite college set him on that course …