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Rewiring Religion: From Conflict to Connection in the Digital Age

Rewiring Religion: From Conflict to Connection in the Digital Age

by social@thebtscenter.org | Nov 21, 2014 | DigitalMinistry

In a recent article on Salon, Andrew O’Hehir wrote, “Religion is driving us crazy, and the disorder is by no means limited to believers.” Now, any time you put the words “crazy,” “disorder,” and “believers” in such close proximity to one another, you’re bound to get...
Feeling Our Way Back to Center: A Novice Potter on the Ancient Art of Reshaping 21st-Century Church

Feeling Our Way Back to Center: A Novice Potter on the Ancient Art of Reshaping 21st-Century Church

by social@thebtscenter.org | Nov 14, 2014 | ChurchChange

This fall I began studying pottery-making. Every Thursday night I drive to a studio about 30 miles from the town where I serve as a United Methodist pastor to sit at a pottery wheel and learn how to throw pieces of art. It all begins with a lump of formless clay that...
Church for the Like-Minded Only? Won’t Get My Vote.

Church for the Like-Minded Only? Won’t Get My Vote.

by social@thebtscenter.org | Nov 5, 2014 | 21stCenturyMinistry

Several times this fall, my local university has announced which of the university’s colors fans should wear to the Saturday football game. Remarkably, the word gets out and nearly an entire stadium dons the same color clothing. One week it’s yellow. Later, green....

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