Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the theology of a preaching life

Hope Morgan Ward: Advent after the storms, and the boundary between darkness and light As Advent begins, we stand once again amid the destruction left by devastating storms. In the darkness, we yearn for light, a UMC bishop writes. > Read more

Christian Peele: My work as an operations leader is pastoral Varied skills, gained in a parish and the White House, work together to inform the shape of my call's expression, writes an executive minister at The Riverside Church. A widening of the traditional understanding of the pastor's role feels necessary as the church takes on new and unusual shapes. > Read more

Michael Pasquarello: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the theology of a preaching life The role of preaching in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's work is often overlooked by the academy, but it was at the very heart of his theology and ministry, says the homiletics professor and author of a new book on Bonhoeffer and preaching. > Read more

Nathan Kirkpatrick: Sustaining attention after a crisis, when fatigue sets in Christian leaders must press their communities to address needs long after a health emergency, a natural disaster, a mass shooting -- even when others have moved on, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. > Read more

Sharon Miller: Should seminaries offer online education?

A recent study from Auburn Seminary takes a look at online distance education within theological schools and finds exciting experiments as well as challenges.

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