Culture

Article Simple Christmas: Celebrating a Different Kind of Advent
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on December 13th, 2012
2012 has been filled with uncertainty, division, and hardship in many parts of the nation. Power is still out for some victims of Hurricane Sandy, some voters are still mourning…
Article Social Media and Perceived Intimacy
- By John Voelz
- Posted on October 18th, 2012
In 1963, anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the concept of proxemics. The concept says (my paraphrase); What we intend to communicate and how messages are received are affected…
Article Church for the Unaffiliated
- By James K. Wellman, Jr.
- Posted on October 17th, 2012
The American religious landscape is experiencing some fundamental changes. The recent Pew Report highlights findings that question many of the assumptions that previous religious…
Article Jesus Is My Candidate
- By Morgan Guyton
- Posted on October 11th, 2012
A beautiful wind is blowing through the body of Christ in our country right now even as American Christianity seems to be split between a side that’s in decline and a side…
Article Fifty Shades of Reality
- By Shannon Ethridge
- Posted on October 2nd, 2012
My friend Natalie was the first to alert me to the existence of the Fifty Shades of Grey fiction trilogy by E L James. Through a brief email she asked, “Have you seen this?…
Article Christmas Remix
- By Rachel Gilmore
- Posted on July 23rd, 2012
Rethinking How and Why Your Congregation Celebrates the Season As a church leader, have you ever thought about skipping Christmas? There’s a quirky little John Grisham…