A conflict that arose during a time of transition for the fellowship was a shaping experience for the leadership team. One African-American woman, raised in a relatively homogeneous fellowship of Eritrean belie...

A common ministry model of participation can be pictured in terms of concentric circles. The center circle denotes maximum participation. A person in the outermost circle may have simply expressed interest in t...

Crossing racial and ethnic divides is not easy, but it is worth it. One spring, our fellowship took some time to talk about how things were going for us as a multiethnic fellowship. We had spent time in racial ...

In college, I joined the AME Zion Church, part of a historically black denomination that is more than 200 years old. It had the same feel and flavor of my home church, and I began my teaching and preaching mini...

In the summer of 1993, entering my final year of seminary, I attended a chapel service that did what chapel services are supposed to do. It changed the trajectory of my life and started me on a journey that con...

Don't be fooled by age. A recent survey by the leading mobile social messaging app, textPlus, reveals that a whopping 81 percent of respondents' grandparents are indeed ‘mobile' (i.e., they own a cell pho...

It's been said that the period between Memorial Day to Labor Day is the "100 Deadliest Days for teens." During the summer months, 10 teen drivers die a day behind the wheel in this country.The Tire Rack Street ...

Promoting Racial Reconciliation on CampusDirector of Religious Life Paul Sorrentino at Amherst College is a veteran youth worker and a regional coordinator with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Through t...

Bullying remains a problem in schools, churches and other settings. School counselor and author Dr. Janell Dietz says one-third of teens currently experience some form of bullying, including name calling, manip...

Prayer"Heavenly Father, thank You for adopting me into Your holy family. Deepen my faith through Your Word, and draw me closer to You."Take a few minutes of silence. In your own words, ask God to meet you here....