This is a beautiful expression of the Christian faith from an African perspective. This creed was composed in 1960 by the Masai people of East Africa in collaboration with missionaries from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. The creed attempts to express the essentials of the Christian faith within the Masai culture. Jaroslav Pelikan, a [...]
It is not easy to pastor a church. Eugene Peterson describes the church as mysterious and messy. The mystery of the church is often overshadowed by the messiness of the church that we encounter on a regular basis. So Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s statement in Life Together always shocks me and humbles me: Pastors should not complain about [...]
Here is an insightful little quiz from Leadership Journal We certainly can look at ministry from a number of different vantage points. http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/buildingleaders/ministrystaff/determineyourministryage.html
Jim Belcher, author of Deep Church: A Third Way beyond Traditional and Emerging will be speaking at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena on Tuesday October 13th. The lecture/book signing will be in the new David Allan Hubbard Library on the Pasadena campus (135 North Oakland Avenue) at 4:00 pm. Jim’s book has been well received and [...]