Culture • Christianity & Culture East Harlem: A Theology Close to Home Justin Adour | 13 min read In 2019 my wife and I worked with a team to start a new church in East Harlem. “I work on Wall Street. Will this church plant be a place where my non-believing finance co-workers feel welcome?” asked an attendee at one of our church plant vision nights. “Yes,” I responded. “We certainly want to... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Radical Unity: Against Protestant Consumerism and the Spirit of Schism Albert Lee | 10 min read If you belong to a local church, I wonder if you’ve felt the way that I have recently. Maybe you feel like those in church leadership agree with you on fundamental issues, but your neighbor in the pew clearly does not. Or maybe you and your neighbor have found deep agreement but find yourselves diametrically... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections After the Flood – The Promise and Perils of Unity Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 11 min read The aftermath of contentious elections is typically followed by calls for national unity, calls to heal the divisions exposed by the electoral process. Will it be so in the aftermath of this election? Early returns are not very good, as the parties seem girded to embrace battle, not unity for our nation. What will it... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections The Late Great Sunday Service Will Herron | 8 min read Wednesday March 12th. That was the day our church leadership decided to cancel the upcoming Sunday service in response to the appearance of COVID 19 in our county. The virus, whose impact to that point had been largely minimal in surrounding states, was now at our doorstep, threatening to dismantle church life as we knew... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Beautiful Community: A Conversation with Irwyn Ince Rev. Matt Lietzen | 9 min read In our current landscape with COVID-19, the push toward racial justice, and an upcoming election, we are all imagining what a “new normal” might look like, how life might be different (and hopefully, better) when we emerge on the other side of these various crises. Already there is talk of how our workplaces may change... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Theology of Incarnation Amidst Online Worship Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 6 min read Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 our church, like many others, has made the choice to worship fully online for the time being. For many who are only used to “big church” life this can be quite an adjustment. This past Sunday, the four of us in my immediate family worshipped in our living... Continue Reading
