William H. Willimon is Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has been named as one of the Twelve Most Effective Preachers in the… read more

This is the fourth of Ministry Matters' new video series featuring well-known pastors and ministry leaders across America. Check back next week to see featured video of Jo Saxton, … read more

This is the fourth of Ministry Matters' new video series featuring well-known pastors and ministry leaders across America. Check back next week to see featured video of Jo Saxton, … read more

When I was in seminary, I got the impression that my job as a pastor was to help lessen the gap between the Bible and the “modern world.” Here was the Bible, mired in… read more

Jesus is on the way, the way of the cross. And on his cruciform way Jesus speaks about the way of the disciples. He tells them that he is the way his way is the way that is, the… read more

In conversation with a Lithuanian pastor, who had suffered terribly under the iron fist of the Communists, I was amazed at his ability to resist, to maintain hope during the bleak … read more