Four church trends for 2023
This year, I find it more difficult to offer predictions for the new year than I did two years ago, in the throes of the pandemic. However, here are church trends to watch—and reasons for hope—as we head into 2023.
Take a sabbatical from catastrophizing
Catastrophizing may be a new word, but it is not a new phenomenon. What we need is a sabbatical, a rest from worrying about our catastrophes and fixating on what we conjure up as the worst possible outcomes.
Sausalito morning church
When pastors retire from full-time paid ministries, they often feel lost or unanchored. But for me, my daily walk has become a ministry, where I have formed a community that can be called "Sausalito Morning Church."
The last Christmas
Do I have to come up with something memorable, novel, and cutting-edge for my last Christmas sermon before I retire?
Virgin, victim, or … Pondering Mary of Nazareth
Rather than being passively obedient or overpowered, Mary was a person of agency who was willing to violate the rules.