By now many have probably heard about the crisis of pastoral vacancies. The average age of pastors has skyrocketed, in statistical terms, in a drastically
Pastoral transitions happen. Life happens. And sometimes pastors need to move on. If not, in time, our mortality will force a transition! Those can be
Aaron Cockrum is planning “to do something radically different” in central New Hampshire. When he and his wife, Linda, a chaplain with Marketplace Chaplains, decided
What if you went on a missions trip as a family? What if your family partnered with missionaries for a long weekend or week, learning
Some churches are partnering with immigrant groups for ministry purposes, others are looking to reach immigrant groups within their surrounding areas. Here are some basic
A New England native with family roots in Egypt and an abiding love for mentoring teenagers and young adults has been serving churches since the
Football is an excellent teaching tool for the Church and its leadership. I have said for many years “Sport speaks.” It speaks about transitions, pressures,
I didn’t grow up building with Legos. As a matter of fact, the only thing I knew about the little blocks of plastic was that
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Though it was not his first speech on racial
I recently came across a New Year’s resolution I had written during my junior year in college. They were short and sweet aspirations written out
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