by Kay Ahmed | Mar 6, 2019 | 21stCenturyReligion, Featured Article
On Saturday, members of the congregation gathered to unpack our stuff into a new space. Gathered in the fellowship hall during a break in our activity came the specific and anxious question, “Who is going to make the coffee for hospitality hour after worship?”...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Feb 23, 2018 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Small Church Vitality
With few exceptions, Christian churches in America are in trouble. Membership has been trending slowly downward for decades with the most pronounced declines occurring in churches in the mainline Protestant tradition. I am not writing, however, to sound the alarm...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jan 6, 2017 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMission, Bearings Review 2017
What a year it was. For many, including myself, 2016 had its share of joys and sorrows, but the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America overshadowed all else. In the wake of his unexpected victory, those who did not support...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Feb 25, 2016 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturySpirituality
By now you undoubtedly know the basics of the story: Earlier this month Pope Francis made a historic six-day visit to Mexico during which he used all of his spiritual and moral influence, as well as international star-power, to lift up and decry the humanitarian...
