I recently talking to a 60-something friend of mine who attends an evangelical megachurch that recently hired three new pastors. I asked him if he liked these new congregational leaders. He said, “Yes, I like them, but they don’t seem […]
congregational history
When Removing Monuments Strengthens Our Knowledge of the Past
Earlier this week we posted on Kate Shellnut’s Christianity Today article on the way that churches in the South are dealing with their Confederate legacy and monuments. Since I wrote that post I learned about similar efforts at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church […]
How Churches Can Steward the Past
If you haven’t seen it yet, head over to The Pietist Schoolman and read Chris Gehrz’s “History as Stewardship of the Past.” It is a powerful post about how churches might think about history. Gehrz calls on churches to preserve […]
Commemorating St. Michael’s Marblehead, 1714
Over the last few years I have had the opportunity to work closely with several local congregations as they have explored their history. This work has been fun, but it has also been meaningful and rewarding. It seems that more […]