Presbyterian pastor Byron Wade says one way he’s energized his mainline congregation is to change the vocabulary that speaks of maintenance to that which speaks of mission. Byron’s Davie Street Presbyterian (USA) no longer has committees, but Ministry Teams – that take ownership and intentionality toward the work they’ve been called to do. In this [...]

Deacon Earl Randall has one part of the Great Commission down pat: Go! Earl, a youth leader at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA, is joined by his wife as they reach out to the impoverished community around them. In this interview, Earl tells us how his ministry has started taking on [...]

Here’s a preacher who’s been at it for 14 years and is still under 30. Kadri Webb says he’s preaching, blogging, and restless with the Word of God in his soul – that just has to get out. His convictions on social action are challenging and refreshing. In this interview Kadri calls the Church to [...]

The Rev. Dawnn Brumfield’s public battle with her weight (one she’s now currently winning) serves as a metaphor for her greater ministry: one that’s had to start by simply being herself. Brumfield, a progressive, non-denominational church planter, has worked for years in youth ministry, and says that the authenticity she’s needed to connect with young [...]

‘The community is my congregation!’ says pastor Edgar Vann, whose involvement in civic as well as church affairs is legendary in his home town of Detroit, Michigan. Under his leadership Second Ebenezer Church has grown from 66 people to more than 5,000 people. Bishop Vann, who spends a lot of time mentoring younger ministers, says that getting [...]

No Sunday is the same at Historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia where Fr. Rob Wright’s four Sundays per month rotate between focused and polished Traditional, Contemporary, Glee Club, and Women’s Choir.   Rob and I were classmates at the Clergy Leadership Project, where we shared airport shuttle rides and stories about St. Paul’s, [...]