December 2006 / January 2007
Newsletter

The Incarnation of Excellence

Advent and Christmas is a good time to remember that “excellent Christian ministry” isn’t a theological abstraction, says Bishop Kenneth Carder. It’s a person: Jesus Christ, the incarnation of authentic excellence.

SPE Program Spotlight

“How Big is Our God?”

In rural Minnesota, SPE Pastor Bonnie Lomen helps “A Little Town on the Prairie” open up to new immigrants.

Before and After: Letters About Mary’s Place

Rev. Terry Hart writes her congregation about a visit to a women’s homeless shelter in Seattle

Lessons for Leaders in the New Now

We’re living in a “New Now,” says Craig Gilliam — and it’s filled with new lessons for leadership and congregational life.

“Do you know where your pastor is?”

The Dallas Morning News on Lilly Clergy Sabbaticals.