Like many unfulfilled by traditional faith expressions, Victoria Loorz went in search of a spirituality strong enough to reckon with the unraveling of her vocation, identity, and planet, and found herself in the wilderness. Loorz invites us to reimagine our relationship with and commitment to a suffering planet by loving it--and calling it church.
A Guide for Supervisor-Mentors in Theological Field Education
Empower is a guide for supervisor-mentors working with students in ministry internship placements and for those who wish to deepen and expand the craft of mentoring in ministry. Chapters from experienced ministry mentors provide guidance and support on specific topics such as mentoring across cultural differences and facing difficult situations.
Hear the call to overcome today’s culture of hate and bring healing and hope into our life together. While right-wing conservatives dare to call themselves Christians as they tear down equality and justice, commit horrific acts of violence, and fan the flames of fascism in America, Carter Heyward issues a call to action for Christians to truly ......
When Richard Beck first led a Bible study at a maximum security prison, he went to meet God. His own faith was flagging, but Beck still believed the promise of Matthew 25, that when we visit the prisoner, we visit Jesus. And sure enough, God met him in prison.
Subversive Resistance and the Neighborhood Congregation
Countercultural is an argument for the critical role of neighborhood congregations as an antidote to the division and loneliness and anti-institutionalism now experienced in America.
How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy
Inequality is skyrocketing. In this world of vast riches, millions of people live in extreme poverty, barely surviving from day to day. All over the world, the wealthys increasing political power is biasing policy away from the public interest and toward the financial interests of the rich.
Introduction to Preaching: Scripture, Theology, and Sermon Preparation offers a new method for crafting effective, engaging, and inspiring sermons. Using a three-step process-the Central Question, the Central Claim, and the Central Purpose-the book offers helpful instructions and tools for novice and experienced preachers.
Prepares students for academic success through compelling resources that kick-start their educational journey into professional Christian ministry. This book argues that the thread of theology must be distinctly woven through each of the other disciplines of biblical exegesis, ministerial leadership, counseling, preaching, and worship.
What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life
What if trying to conform to a sick culture is making us sick? It's Not You, It's Everything is an incisive, impertinent, and witty inquiry into the anxious pursuit of happiness. Psychotherapist Eric Minton helps readers rethink everything we thought we knew about God, depression, and culture to find a radical "okayness" that will set us free.