by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 12, 2015 | Aging, Bible, Church, Ministry
Pastoring a congregation where most of the members are retired from their careers I am constantly needing to reflect on what are appropriate expectations for them at their stage in life. We are not preoccupied with children’s or youth ministry, nor with young...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 20, 2015 | Ministry
What are church leaders reading these days? From the blogs that I receive they are reading a very selective range of books. One post recommended 16 books every church leader should read on their next sabbatical. It listed books on leadership, team building, vision...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 27, 2015 | Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, The World, Witness
In the light of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the right to same-sex marriage the following two statements represent my belief. The first is that of the Bishops of the Anglican Church of North America, and the second is from Albert Mohler, the President of Southern...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2015 | Jesus, Ministry, Worship
On August 12, 1941, at two months old, I was carried across the street in my home town by my parents to All Saints Anglican Church, to be baptized. At age fourteen I reaffirmed my baptismal vows when I was confirmed by the Bishop. A few months later I committed my...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 13, 2015 | Aging, Ministry
Since cremation is now becoming more common questions are being raised about its relationship to Christian faith. Cremation was the custom in the Roman society of the first century but by the third century earth burial had replaced cremation as the usual custom. The...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 12, 2015 | Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Witness
While reading the autobiography of the famous missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1999) I came across a statement about healing which was prompted by a Nigerian doctor who suggested that the basic unit of healing is not the hospital, it is the Christian...
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