Updated. Preachers across the country spoke about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Sunday. We invite you to share links to and thoughts about the sermons you gave or heard today in the comments section of this item.
The Church Pension Group released its statistical
When one discerns for the ordained ministry in TEC, the entirety of one’s life is picked apart, analyzed and judged as being worthy of recommendation to the bishop for ordination. Is it any wonder that those who pass the strictures of said processes often act if they are somehow superior to those not “in the club”?
by The Rev. Scott Petersen The Episcopal Church, along with all denominations are experiencing a multifaceted storm. There are two swirling cells of energy that
Sorry, but when you come across this headline, you can’t pass the story by.
Retired priest, 80, bit 81-year-old fellow clergyman’s ear off in fight over parking space
The Rev. David Sibley who keeps the blog,
The United Methodist Church’s highest court halted a plan by church leadership to essentially end job security for 31,000 “elders,” or ordained clergy, in a Sunday ruling.
Is there a way for pastors to be both physically and spiritually healthy? What would enable clergy to become physically healthier? What effect does physical health have on spiritual well-being, if any?
The fashion show involves work from the likes of Juliet Hemingray, Hayes and Finch, Cross Designs and J&M Sewing, the last a Royal Warrant firm in Newcastle upon Tyne whose motto, ‘There’s always time for courtesy’, goes with a small history by the two women founders. It’s called You had us in stitches.
Several preachers who share their thinking and sermons online mentioned that this week’s readings made challenging sermon fodder. Here are some insights on how three preachers either prepared, or preached.