Month: March 2022
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Faith formation in digital contexts
“I’m being called to minister in a digital space, but seminary didn’t train me for this.” Some seminaries and divinity schools have heard the need and are responding. Dr. Emily Peck-McClain will be teaching classes on digital ministry for Wesley Seminary. She joins Pastoring in the Digital Parish to reveal how her classes might help…
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Disrupting your anxiety through spiritual practices
All of us encounter anxiety. Current cultural conditions have feelings of anxiety on the rise–and for many anxiety is not a fleeting feeling. It sticks with us and locks us into a spiral of depression, shame, and mental paralysis. Rev. Jason Cusick provides a practical and pastoral approach to navigating anxiety. As he shares his…
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Artificial intelligence uses for digital ministry
The machines are taking over! In this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we set aside fears of a future dominated by robot overlords and look at several ways we can utilize artificial intelligence right now for digital ministry success. Much of this episode was generated by AI. It provided new content ideas and…
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Faithfulness: Rethink Church audiomagazine for March 2022
In this edition, we present the latest stories from the Rethink Church website and one of our most-read articles from years past. Throughout March of 2022, our content focused on faithfulness. And we have some great posts about what faithfulness looks like in this new age and how we personally nurture our own faith. In…
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E. Stanley Jones: Gandhi’s friend, King’s mentor with John Harnish
Time Magazine called Dr. E. Stanley Jones the most important missionary of the 20th century. Commissioned by the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Board in 1907, Jones traveled the world, befriending Mahatma Gandhi and inspiring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to adopt non-violent methods in the Civil Rights movement. The Rev. John…
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The future of ministry leadership with Jeffrey Mahan
Our culture and our relationship with technology are changing. Jeffrey Mahan points out that these changes have noteworthy implications for the future of ministry and leadership. What will a ministerial job look like in 10 years? What skills should pastors begin to implement and refine? Jeffrey Mahan is ordained in the Rocky Mountain Conference of…
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Diving deeper with Lent spiritual practices
This Compass episode explores how Lent leads us into a deeper spiritual connection. Pierce Drake and Ryan Dunn discuss the meaning of Lent and how this special season in the Christian year moves us to seek a spiritual-centeredness through discipline and practice.
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MyCom podcast Ep. 071: The hidden reason why you are so tired
In part 2 of our short series on issues relating to self-care, Dan tackles why a nap might not be the answer to your sleepiness. See why emotional labor might be the culprit and some things you can try to help alleviate the grogginess. Here is the link to the interview published in Scientific American…
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From passion to podcast to faith community
Pastor Mark Lutz shares the story of Lux Digital Church–a fully digital church. Lux Digital Church is a church committed to the belief that a digital church can successfully achieve all of the core functions that mark any effective, healthy church. Mark Lutz is one of the founders of Lux Digital. Mark has been a…
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Performance addicted no more: ‘Learning to Be’ with Juanita Rasmus
United Methodist pastor and author Juanita Campbell Rasmus, a self-professed performance-addicted perfectionist, shares her story of hitting bottom, an event that led her on a healing journey of learning to be still and truly coming to know God. Discover how leaning to be still and ridding yourself of the world’s expectations can help you keep…