Ministry

Note: I use several terms in this article: LGBTQ and same-sex attracted. The former is for when I refer to the secular community by their own self-defined name and the latter is when I am referring to specifically Catholic situations. How should a Catholic parish address the issues raised during…

This family’s life is a bit better than it was before, and that’s our part to play. — To be perfectly honest, there are times that it’s hard to tell the stories of Ndoto, the Kenyan ministry that I help lead. There is a temptation to sugar-coat stories of hardship, and look for satisfactory endings and inspiring journeys. After all, when you’re running a ministry that relies on…

The First Awareness “I don’t know that the goal is to get rid of our modern filters, but I think it’s to become increasingly aware of them and temper them.” (O’Brien) (Brandon speaking; timestamp 10:42–10:50) As in most other subjects, our western custom believes that we are entitled to pass judgment on cultures…

Preface It doesn’t really matter what version you read, when you come to 1 Corinthians 14:34–35, it reads very similar in English. There it is in black and white. Shouldn’t that be enough? No. …

Minister Baris’ Bits of Advice — Gaming Time! May 20, 2023 Kevin Spencer Baris Hello, my beautiful and handsome readers! It is I Minister Baris back at it again with my advice column “Bits of Advice”. As I write today’s article while listing to this song on loop, Drifter Extended…

Introduction Podcasts are becoming more and more popular. Even for Churches, they are more common. However, many don’t try starting one because they think it’s too much work. The truth is, it can be a lot of work. …

This essay was written in 2008 as part of my explorations into becoming an Anglican priest. It reflects who I was then, though not necessarily now. MP ‘And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to…

Danielle Davis, Ph.D. is Founder, CEO, and President of Davis Consulting Solutions (DCS). She is a servant leader, ordained minister, and diversity management strategist. Her company is ideally suited to work in areas encompassing an objective of growing a successful culture around diversity, equity and inclusion competencies for contracting and…

I’ve heard it said that retirement is a word play on installing a new set of tires. Re(do again) + tire(put on tires). But even before new tires are needed, you might wear them out prematurely if you don’t take care of them. Did you know you are supposed to…