The Interview: Scripture doesn’t make rules for pastors’ wives. Beth Allison Barr explains why it matters
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports that in ‘Becoming the Pastor’s Wife’, Barr argues that the white, evangelical model for pastors’ wives is a product of culture, not Scripture…
Raising a family
As a radical teenager, we used to talk about giving our life for God. Changing the world. Telling others about Jesus. Righting injustice. PICTURE: standret/iStockphoto We would also say – “Don’t become conventional; 9 to 5 job, raising a family, paying a mortgage. No way man, stay radical!” Well, my kids are grown up now […]
Exploring the call: How the Church of England is helping young people find their vocation
ANGELA YOUNGMAN looks at how the Church of England is helping young people find their calling in the church…
In the US, Rev Suzan Johnson Cook’s Black women in ministry program gains $US1 million grant
RNS A new program pairing Black women in ministry with mentors has received a $US1 million Lilly Endowment grant. Rev Suzan Johnson Cook, former US international religious freedom ambassador, and her home church, Union Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, have partnered on the REAL THRIVE Initiative. The program includes women in the New York and […]
Generous
As an 18-year-old I applied to be a part-time youth worker at our country church! I knew I’d get the job, I was a shoe-in for it! I had been helping run youth group for nine months already, and I didn’t have a job. Paul Clark is thankful for the generosity of the church elders […]
BOOKS: A GENTLE GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS HELPING PEOPLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEXUAL ABUSE
DAVID ADAMS finds Tim Hein’s guide to understanding sexual abuse, a tough, but necessary, read…