In my last post I stated that young adults want to matter in church communities. They want their presence to make a difference, to have a share in what is created, to have their point of view honored, to be useful, to learn and teach, to know and be known, to be themselves without fearing [...]
It’s time to stop blaming young adults. It’s time to stop blaming young adults for “leaving” the church. It’s time to stop blaming young adults for the declining membership of churches. It’s time to stop blaming young adults for being too disinterested, too busy with other things, too caught up in social media. The church [...]
I just had an article published on Unbound called “Numbering My Worries” as part of their Inside Agitators: Seminarians for Justice issue. First and foremost, I am honored to be included in this issue along with several others from my seminary and other seminaries and divinity schools. I am struck by how attentive each person is to [...]
@PresbyTwit asked today: “Do you get emotionally worn down at this point in Lent?” I was going to give them a very in-depth answer on Twitter, but I was too tired to explain in the few characters Twitter allows. The avid readers of my blog (mostly my mom) will have noticed I have not posted [...]
“What place do confessional documents have in the modern Presbyterian church?” –@ASecludedHour I read this question, and red lights went off in my brain. A small voice told me, Don’t get involved in talking about confessions! Why wouldn’t I want to talk about confessional documents? Honestly, because arguments over confessions have been raging pretty much [...]
Recently I was sitting in a coffee shop chatting with a dude. When it came out that I am a student at a seminary (a graduate school dedicated to the training of Christian pastors, spiritual leader, theological thinkers, and the occasional philosopher) he told me about his own experience of growing up only on occasion [...]