Ministry Matters - Belonging to God and place | Together: a sermon series for November

What role does place play in our discernment? Belonging to God and place by Randy Litchfield   To foster more robust and empowering vocational imagination, we need to reexamine our assumptions about vocation, reexamine our assumptions about place, and explore the interplay between them. It seems that when needing to address an issue, the church tends to think first in terms of programming and education. That is often a good thing, and much of my life has involved such efforts in schools and congregations! Read here

What’s the very first thing that Jesus does to begin his mission? Together: a sermon series for November by Will Willimon   As you plan for next month and the end of the church year, here are four sermon starters for a sermon series on a major theme of my new book, Don’t Look Back. All of these Sundays are built around a central theme of "together"—a theme that helps us look ahead to what's next and how we can move toward that future together. I hope they are helpful to you and your ministry in the weeks to come! Read here

What are the ongoing effects of a gospel that targets certain people as incompatible? 'Incompatibility,' lived experience, and the story's next part by Wesley Bros   A key claim of Christianity is that the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is proof that God loved us while we were yet sinners. For Christians in the Arminian tradition, this unleashes God’s free grace to all people. At our baptism and confirmation, we receive the Holy Spirit in a powerful new way, and we claim boldly, “I too am a beloved child of God.” For Christians throughout space and time, this Good News sets us free to experience abundant life in Christ here and now. Read here

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