“Keeping an International Perspective While Living in an Increasingly Secular Culture” The signs were there, even before this pandemic. North American culture seems to be moving toward an increasingly secular Read More
With the Delta variant reminding us that this pandemic will be around at least into 2022, many congregations are facing the fact that they will not be seeing a significant Read More
I was going to write about the challenge of discipling online worshipers. However, that topic will need to again wait for the next issue of this newsletter. Why? Because something Read More
From a Washington Post article on March 29, 2021: “Church membership in the United States has fallen below the majority [of the population] for the first time in nearly a Read More
Editor’s note: Congregations using music, videos, and other items downloaded from the internet should check on whether they have copyright permission for streaming them over the internet as part of Read More
What an incredibly difficult ten months this has been for so many Americans. In addition to the struggles many of us had with life in general pre-COVID, a recent national Read More
A personal confession: I was, prior to retirement, a programmatic pastor. In my defense I wanted to increase the percentage of church members who were active rather than passive. And Read More
You might say we are beginning to witness the proverbial straw that is about to break the camel’s back. The camel, in this case, is the Protestant ordained ministry. (Including, Read More
The pandemic is not only still with us, it is currently surging in areas of the country which, until recently, were not seriously impacted. And while churches in many states Read More
As I sit here, under Oregon’s version of quarantine, I have been reflecting on the extraordinary challenges facing American society in general, but also local churches in particular. Even with Read More
