Two teenagers at a parish in the east end of Glasgow have become the youngest people in the recent history of the Church of Scotland to be appointed as church elders. Erica Matteo and Luke Anderson - both 19 - were ordained as…
After 37 years of pastoral ministry, I left the church. I was emotionally exhausted and burnt out, and so I retired and studiously avoided church in my new community, Hamilton. But as the world became more threatening and confusing, I found…
Can ministry move faster than our formation? In this week’s conversation on “FrontStage BackStage,” therapist and spiritual director Chuck DeGroat joins host Jason Daye to explore why pastors and ministry leaders cannot rush the deeper work of becoming. Chuck is…
The Diocese of Oxford serves Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire for the Church of England. Everyday faith is about seeing the world as Christ sees it, and experiencing a greater, fuller life in God. We are committed to social justice and…
Pioneer Ministry was created to encourage, support and release volunteer and paid pioneers and new ministries to share the good news of Jesus Christ in new places and in different ways. The initiative, led by a National Director, the Revd…
WITH aching backs, exhausted limbs and hearts filled to popping, tradies and hands-on helpers from Coffs Harbour went on mission to transform a playground in Grafton last week. The 30 or so guys and girls aged 12 to their 70s were all members…
The ceremony took place at Bristol Cathedral on Saturday 10th October, with the new Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) preparing to serve communities across Swindon, North Wiltshire, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The Rt Revd Neil Warwick, Bishop of Swindon and Acting Bishop…
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — After 170 years as part of the Baptist denomination, Zion City Church is embracing a new chapter as a non-denominational church with a focus on putting Christ at the center of everything it does. The church has chosen to…
“In rural settings or small towns like we’re in, you’re going to see more priests who are called to multiple parishes at the same time,” Broeren told the Episcopal News Service. “We have to empower our laity to live into…
Famous Roman Francis Bellamy, who authored the "Pledge of Allegiance," was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rome. His history is recognized on this stained glass window at the church on West Embargo Street. The gleaming new copper…
Planting new churches and revitalizing old ones: church growth, church planters and renewal efforts.
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