The Character of Moral Ministry
In the foundation of a good pastor’s character, we will always find humility.
The Great Controversy: A Book for Today?
Does Ellen White’s end-time vision speak to what matters to people in the least-religious city in Canada?
Standards of Rationality for Inquiry
David Hamstra asks how we can know whether good writing is true.
Art, Faith, and Adventist Mission: An Interview with Jonathan Walter
“Art can express the beauty, mystery, truth, and love of God in unique ways that resonate with searching, broken people and draw their hearts closer to Him.”
Worship as a Creative, Transformative Encounter: An Interview with Jillian Lawrence
“May we never shy away from the bold fragrance of devotion that arises when worship meets artistry—because in that meeting place, we catch a clearer glimpse of the God who formed us to create and to love Him in every color, sound, and language.”
Art, Faith, and Pastoral Ministry: A Conversation with Whitni Carlson from New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church
“The only response that feels sane when we encounter the story of the gospel or the way God wants to recreate His Kingdom here is to create for ourselves, however imperfectly.”
Embodying a Fuller Story
Whether your congregation will have multiple gatherings or a single gathering, here are some ways we can embody a fuller story of Jesus’ dying and rising in our worship practices.
A Song of Despair and Praise: Diverse Songbooks as a Space for Honest Engagement with God
“The story in and of Psalm 22 is a powerful testimony to the importance of using a variety of music (and arts in general) to hold space for different human experiences in their relationship with the divine—the pretty and the ugly, the hopeful and the desperate, the song of praise and the song of despair. All to God, and (note!) all to the congregation!”