The Rev. Dr. J. Bennett Guess is Vice President of the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries and the former Executive Minister of Local Church Ministries within the UCC’s national setting. Ten years ago, Trinity Hill UCC in Cincinnati, Ohio, was facing some big decisions. Its once-thriving congregation had dwindled to a few…
Rev. Chris Xenakis is a UCC pastor currently serving Groton Community Church (UCC) in Central New York. In addition, he is an adjunct lecturer at SUNY-Cortland, teaching courses this year on world politics, democracy, U.S. foreign policy and multiculturalism. Chris has written numerous books and articles, which can be found on his blog. Young Evangelicals are leaving the…
Rev. Beth Lyon is Pastor of Glenside United Church of Christ in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She has been an Ordained Minister since 1986, serving congregations in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. There’s no secret about the main way we used to get new church members in the mainline Protestant church. You took two parents who…
We find ourselves at the beginning of another new year. The twelfth day of Christmas has passed and the magi found their way to the manager via the bright star God placed in the sky. This event signaled the dawn of a new era for humankind, a new way of being in the world, and…
At the end of every year, we share some of our most memorable posts from the past twelve months. This year, I’m highlighting a few of our most viewed articles. The following post is from April 25 and summarized the major themes and findings of the UCC Ministry Opportunities Research Report. This post received the…
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