Understanding Your Calling
By Guest | | Leadership, Spiritual Growth | Anglicanism, Genesis 3:1-2, relationships, Text, vocation
Our vocation is first of all the arena in which God mentors us into discovering who we are—which means Christ in us, the hope of glory. Our vocation is the arena by which He is shaping us to be an eternal splendor.
Being with Children as a Practice of Discipleship
By Guest | | Children, Discipleship | children, Matthew 18, Text
By The Rev. Seth Richardson. Is time spent with children exclusively about their formation and discipleship? Is it possible that God is doing a greater work in us as we practice presence with children? The Rev. Seth Richardson of St. Andrew's Little Rock addresses these compelling questions for those in ministry to children and beyond.
Worship and Truth: How Worshipful Prayers Give Fire to Anglican Theology
By Gavin+ Pate | | Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Worship | 39 Articles, ancient faith, Anglicanism, Book of Common Prayer, church history, Isaiah 37, Text, Theology
What is more fundamental to the heart of Anglican theology: the 39 Articles or the Book of Common Prayer? Gavin+ Pate explores why both are essential for an enlarged faith and enlivened liturgy.
A Must-Read for Every Aspiring Pastor
By Guest | | Leadership | book review, Ministry resources, Text
In a review of The Christian Priest Today, Nathan+ Hale of Desert Mission Anglican Church reveals why this classic tome has remained pertinent for decades—and why you should pick it up today.
Coherence: Who I Truly Am
By Guest | | Leadership, Spiritual Growth | Personal experience, Text
Do you ever struggle lining up who you actually are with who you—and others—say you are? Patrick Schlabs of St. Peter's Church shares what he's learned about personal coherence and the role of grace in our identity as believers.
Don’t Waste a Crisis: Processing the Unwanted
By Guest | | Leadership, Spiritual Growth | crises, help, Text
It is inevitable (at some point) that questions related to the “why” of the unwanted pain and circumstances will confront issues of sovereignty and God’s right to be God. When it/they do, those moments sometimes become defining moments where God shapes character.
The Unwavering Faith of Abraham
By Chris+ Myers | | Scripture, Spiritual Growth | Old Testament, Rom. 4:20-21, Text, Worship
Throughout the Bible, Abraham is celebrated for his faith. But how is it that during long periods of waiting and silence from God, Abraham's faith did not waver? How did Abraham live out his faith in his daily circumstances—and how we can do the same?
Polite but Deadly: Telling the Truth in a Duck Dynasty World
By Guest | | Evangelism and Outreach, Spiritual Growth | relationships, Text
What if we could live from a heart of genuine love and respect for others, treating them with kindness regardless of their agreement with our beliefs? What if that love “compelled” us to share the ridiculous truth of Christ with those who truly needed to know, without picking a political party to defend?
Desperate: Why Burnout Is Mission’s Greatest Enemy
By Guest | | Spiritual Growth | burnout, Galatians 6:2, Matthew 11:28-30, mental health, Personal experience, rest, Text
Burnout is harmful. It has actually destroyed many churches, ministries, and individuals. It can rattle every man and woman from the mission God has called them to do.
The Sacramental Imagination
By Chris+ Myers | | Sacraments, Spiritual Growth | Mark 6:52, Sacraments, Text
The sacramental imagination brings together an affirmation and appreciation for the goodness of creation with an abiding awe of the mystery of Christ incarnate.