Female Pastors Bring Hope, Minister to Christians Left Behind In Middle East Published on May 1, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Female pastors who serve in the reformist Arab evangelical church are filling spots left by male clergy who have fled […]
Methodists Reject First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration Published on April 29, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, […]
To Better Accomodate American Christian Families With Hectic Lives, Churches are Making Wednesdays the New Sundays Published on April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading As churches across Minnesota try new ways to accommodate the hectic lives of the faithful, Wednesday night services have emerged […]
Kansas City Pastor Seeks Way to Minister Across the Political Divide Published on February 5, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Clergy across the country are sermonizing about events in Washington, D.C.
Christians, Other Religious Groups Come Out Against Trump Refugee Order; Some Offer Support Published on January 30, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Immigration Continue reading Rabbi Joel Mosbacher had just finished the morning’s Shabbat service when he got an urgent message: Rabbis were needed at […]
Pastors Praise Humility, Willingness to Listen of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg After Meeting Published on January 25, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Technology Continue reading Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been meeting with religious, school and business leaders in Texas — not to give a […]
A Sermon In 140 Characters: Clergy See Twitter and Other Social Media as a Core Part of Ministry Published on November 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Every morning, Burlington, Vt., Bishop Christopher Coyne wakes at 5:30 in his rectory home, prays, reads Scripture, and comes up […]
The Ranks of Ex-Pastors Grow as Some Join the “Nones” Published on October 20, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Between the notoriously long hours, the unrealistic expectations and the severe stress on health and family, church ministry often becomes […]
The Global Gender Gap In Religion Published on March 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Women are generally more religious than men, particularly among Christians
Facing Lean Times, Theology Schools Merge, Join Together, or Move Online Published on March 21, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in College Continue reading If you are looking for a manicured lawn and a gracious quadrangle — Gothic maybe, or redbrick with shutters on […]
Most Americans Donate Little or Nothing to Charity Published on March 4, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Society Continue reading Americans like to think of themselves as a generous people.
The Sin of the Clergy Pay Gap Published on January 25, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Last week, my fellow clergy sisters and I were hit with a gut punch when the new information from the […]
Today’s Clergy Put Faith In More Training Published on January 20, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Like CEOs, faith leaders face challenges running large organizations in a rapidly changing landscape.
Floridians Clash Over ‘Pastor Protection Act’ Published on October 10, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Church and state collided Wednesday in a Capitol hearing room crowded with dozens of clergy members as a House panel […]
Will Pope Francis Talk Sex Abuse by Catholic Clergy During U. S. Visit? Published on August 14, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Catholic Continue reading John Salveson didn’t give up his obsession with the Catholic Church easily. There were polite letters in the early 1980s, […]
Church of England Trains Clergy as Stand-Ups to Bring Laughter to the Pews Published on May 5, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Europe Continue reading Perhaps it is just one of those jokes which has got lost in translation – from the original Aramaic.
Nearly Half of Americans Want Separation of Church, State When It Comes to Weddings Published on December 3, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Family Continue reading About half of Americans are ready for separation of church and state when it comes to weddings. Six in 10 […]
North Carolina County Commissioners Allowed to Say Prayers Before Meetings Published on November 23, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading County commissioners in Forsyth, North Carolina, are now allowed to resume prayers before meetings.