Sight-Seeing: How do pastors lead amid cultural division?
BRAD HILL, chief solutions officer at Gloo, says leaders in these times need to be curious about those we’re trying to reach and to grow in our ability to disagree well…
Pastoral care: The past few years have left clergy burned out and exhausted. But that can change, say experts.
GENEVIEVE CHARLES, of Religion News Service, reports that having a clear plan for an intentional health or wellbeing practice can lead to flourishing when it comes to mental health for clergy….
As AME Church meets for General Conference in the US, retirement plan questions continue
United States RNS When Rev Carieta Cain-Grizzell reached age 75, she had expected to retire after a lifetime as an African Methodist Episcopal Church member who became a pastor of several of its churches. Instead, the Washington, DC, native-turned-Californian is now “on loan” to the United Methodist Church, first pastoring a Fair Oaks congregation and […]
ChatGPT in the pulpit: Australian conference hears about AI’s possibilities – and limitations
Sydney, Australia Pastors should not feel afraid of artificial intelligence but be ready to think about its impacts, according to Rev Alison Gerber, keynote speaker at a conference examining AI and its impacts in Sydney this week. “I really want pastors not to feel afraid about AI but feel equipped to be able to think […]
Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
AARON ROSS, of Reuters, report on how a group of Kenyan evangelical pastors have issued recommendations to the Kenyan President and served as a conduit between him and Haitian communities…
Essay: Full-time ministry drains too many clergy and church budgets. Part-time pastors can help
G JEFFREY MACDONALD says – in an article first published on Religion News Service – that the happier, healthier future of ministry is in part-time clergy…
Addressing need: In the US city of Chicago, pastors help the city grapple with flood of migrants
“There’s already plenty of need present in this community,” said one faith leader. The challenge is to make the situation work for both longtime residents and migrants arriving from the border. REBEKAH BARBER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Bethlehem pastors arrive in Washington, urge lawmakers to embrace cease-fire, peace plan
Washington DC, US RNS A trio of Christian leaders are visiting the US capital carrying a letter signed by churches in Bethlehem, the city in the occupied West Bank long heralded by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, urging President Joe Biden and congressional lawmakers to push for a permanent cease fire in Gaza […]
Essay: Inter-religious harmony and dialogue on fundamental human rights could bring about the change Cuba has needed for decades
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says recent gatherings to discuss religious freedom illustrate the change that is sweeping across Cuba…
Sight-Seeing: A good pastor is hard to find
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service says, in art at least, the odds of a man of the cloth turning out to be a good guy are slim…