Profits Versus Prophets
When it comes to the big moral questions we face, Christians would prefer their pastors remain quiet. How exactly did we get to this place?
Are White Evangelical Pastors at Odds With Their Congregants? A New Study Says No.
A new study shows white evangelical clergy are as conservative, if not more so, as the people in their churches.
As Churches Shrink and Pastors Retire, Creative Workarounds Are Redefining Ministry
As older clergy get set to retire, there are few younger seminarians to replace them — and few churches that can afford to pay them.
When Politics Attacks the Pulpit
This issue of A Public Witness raises the alarm about political attacks on the importance of the local church and the role of pastors, warns how such attacks aid the decline of U.S. Christianity, and lifts up a different vision for discipling believers.
Conrad Kanagy on A Church Dismantled
In episode 45 of Dangerous Dogma, Conrad Kanagy, a professor of Sociology at Elizabethtown College and a former pastor, talks about his book series on A Church Dismantled.
Vaccine Convictions
In this bonus edition of A Public Witness, editors Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood look at vaccine hesitancy among Christians, especially White evangelicals, and consider its causes and ways of addressing it. With the spread of the Delta variant raising alarms, time is short for
Black Pastors Sign Letter Supporting Compromise Bill on LGBTQ Equality
Fifty-seven Black Christian leaders have written a letter to members of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee expressing support for sweeping LGBTQ rights but asking for a new bill that includes religious exemptions.
Washington Taps Pastors to Overcome Racial Divide on COVID Vaccine
Health officials in the nation’s capital are hoping that Black religious leaders will serve as community influencers to overcome what officials say is a persistent vaccine reluctance in the Black community. Several local ministers recently received their first vaccine shots.
The Possibilities for Pastors with Ph.D.s
Why a pastor or local church staff member might consider earning a Ph.D. Read full piece
Church Conflict During COVID-19 Growing Worry for Pastors
Church conflict is a growing pressure point for pastors during the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows. Twenty-seven percent of evangelical and mainline pastors cited maintaining unity and addressing conflict and complaints when asked about the pressure points they are feeling most.