by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 24, 2015 | 21stCenturyMission
By now we all know the basic details of the story: More than a week ago, Dylann Storm Roof entered Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and joined a small Bible study. He prayed with the assembled group. After an hour, he started shooting, even though he later...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 18, 2015 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2015, Leadership
In the past decade, an increasing number of social entrepreneurs—individuals who feel called to make a difference in the world while earning a living doing it—have been establishing themselves. From mindful consultants to healers to savers of elephants and...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 11, 2015 | ChurchChange
There’s been a resurgence of analysis of religious life in the United States appearing in waves of commentary on recent Pew study findings. In the midst of all this, an observation from United Methodist bishop Kenneth Carter, Jr. captured my attention: We should also...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 4, 2015 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2015
Elizabeth Drescher’s recent piece on “Bearings” asks the question: “What if we had the next great awakening . . . and everybody slept in?” As a church pastor, I’m beginning to wonder that, myself. There are times when being a mainline church pastor feels like being...
