Today’s Music and the Church episode features a conversation with Noel A. Snyder about his new book Sermons That Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching. More about Sermons That Sing: Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don’t interact or inform each other in …
Introducing First Conversational! This season features four stories of transformation from members of the church where I minister (First Congregational Church of ST. Louis) – times when by choice or circumstance their lives were fundamentally changed. I was inspired to produce this show because we’re all in the midst of a transition right now. It’s …
We’re back! Bill and I share updates on our lives (new baby! co-first-grade-teacher!) and then drive into what we’re all experiencing these days: Covid fatigue.
Since March, I’ve noticed five distinct types of online worship services in Christian congregations. I’ve outlined them below primarily for my academic colleagues whose students would usually attend in-person services for a class assignment. Those of us leading online services may also be interested in how other congregations are approaching their online services. In making …
We don’t know what the future is bringing, but we can be active right now to imagine the New that we’re heading toward. A note for listeners: this is our last episode for a few months while Sarah is on maternity leave. Stay nimble!
Here’s how we’re planning for the fall – with curiosity and a focus on the big “whys” of the ministries we lead. Joining us is Christine V. Hides, Director of Christian Education at Kenilworth Union Church.
Freedom to move, to eat, to coffee. This and other ways we see in-person worship changing because of our extended time at home. (Spoiler alert: Sarah’s keeping the comfy pants.)
It’s often easier to change while we’re already in the midst of change because our old habits and systems are in flux. Bill and Sarah talk about using this changing season to think through our systems at church.
A snapshot of where we are in terms of emotions and how we’re planning/not-planning, then a longer conversation about starting (or hopefully, continuing) anti-racist work in our churches starting with one-on-one relationships.