Discussing theology in your congregation

Listen to people’s stories more than their list of beliefs about issues. Relationships: the key to fruitful conversations about the Bible, theology, and morality by Jonathan Lemaster-Smith Religious communities are protective of their culture, people, and traditions. Thus pastors, especially appointed pastors from outside the community, can pose a threat to their realities....While it’s easy to paint these acts of resistance ... as signs of an uneducated or hostile church, I experience this tension as the complex actions of intelligent and creative people.   READ MORE God turned toward us. Give us the words for a faith called Christian. by Will Willimon Some faiths may arise from your sweet subjectivity, accompany your birth, occur after secluded meditation, as fruit of walks in the woods, discoveries from human experience, good and bad, or what you’ve learned from your wounds. Christianity isn’t one of them. Nobody is born believing that God is a Jew from Nazareth who lived briefly, died violently, rose unexpectedly, and resumed speaking to those who betrayed him. Somebody must give us words that open the doors into the faith called Christian. READ MORE How do you know God? Equipping congregations for theological conversations by Vincent Pontius Theology has been unfairly maligned as an intellectual discipline best handled by experts, but basic, fruitful Christian discourse requires theological knowledge. ... Consider the most basic question that a Christian might be asked: “How do you know that God exists?” The questions is simple on the surface, but complex enough that it takes some thought. READ MORE Sermon Options November 7, 2021 Worship for Kids  November 7, 2021 Give All Saints Day Baking Communion Bread Lead with latest news & ideas Understand the god behind your theology Browse our selection of books in preaching, worship, ministry leadership, and church & culture. Get 2022 Annuals while supplies last Making all things  new in  2022! A primer for Christian thought

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