Tag: ministry
On the Bumper Sticker: “When Jesus said ‘Love your enemies,’ I think he probably meant don’t kill them.”
As a faith leader, my call to ministry necessarily leads me to interfaith encounters. I am a licensed minister in the Church of the Brethren, one of three historic peace churches in the United States ... Read More
The Crumbling Argument against Women’s Ordination
Opponents of female ordination have an arsenal of arguments against allowing women into the ministry. One of the most well-worn comes from the Pastoral Epistles, likely written by a disciple of Paul... Read More
Can I Trust Paul? Pauline Theology of Ministry
If you are losing the game, change the rules. – Unknown Next to Jesus himself no one has impacted Christianity as much as Paul. The prolific missionary’s conversion from lover of the Law to the Je... Read More
Understanding Ministry as Spiritual Entrepreneurship
I recently completed my first year in the University of Chicago’s Master of Divinity Program. All year, we have been exploring the question “What is Ministry?” I have struggled to define ministr... Read More
Taking Time: Health and Ministry
It is about that time in the academic calendar at my seminary where we are halfway through the semester and the influx of homework that always seem to accumulate around this time of the year. For many... Read More
What is Buddhist Ministry?
Something like the Master of Divinity (MDiv) program at Harvard—of which I am a graduate—obviously isn’t training students to be roshis, lamas, or any other sort of teacher in a Buddhist lineage... Read More