Ministry Matters - Rethinking vocation | Addressing Christian nationalism

How can we imagine vocation more spaciously? Rethinking vocation by Allen T. Stanton   It was the summer after my first year of seminary, and I was finishing up one of my required internships. I was sitting at the kitchen table of a retired pastor, Rufus, who had a long and storied career, pastoring several strong churches and serving as the director of the Methodist Home for Children in North Carolina. Rufus became a great conversation partner as I wrestled with my call and vocation that summer. Read here how do I help my congregation members to talk about these issues when the country is so divided? Addressing Christian nationalism by Pamela Cooper-White   Making scant reference to the teachings of Jesus about love, healing, and justice, Christian nationalist preachers see an avenging Jesus coming to wage spiritual warfare against the current decadent ways of America (and the world). They interpret what they see as a growing depravity of the current age as evidence that the Apocalypse is near – and it is their duty to help bring it about – even by force. Read here  A new way of love in your sermon this Sunday Finding elements for worship this coming Sunday The pieces you need for worship this Sunday