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“Leaders and Followers” in the Church

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Elsie Froment

Whereas in the 1960s and 1970s great effort was made to dispel the myth of the clergy-laity distinction within the church, we have resurrected it in a new guise… Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged clergy distinctions, clergy-laity, every christian a disciple, followers in the church, Larry Perkins, Larry Perkins Northwest, leader-follower, leaders in the church, pastor-people | Leave a comment

Faith Formation for Children through Worship During the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Elsie Froment

We live in a society that has increasingly separated families according to age groups… Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Covid 19 Blog | Tagged Children church and covid-19, children worship during pandemic, children's worship, Herbert Tsang, parents raising children, spiritual formation of children | Leave a comment

The Creator God Versus the Coronavirus

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Elsie Froment

A couple of months ago I was the victim of a random assault. I was innocently playing with my phone and minding my own business when… Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged and Genesis, COVID, COVID and Creator, COVID and God, COVID and seminary, jonathan numada, Numada PhD | Leave a comment

The Active Christian in a Post-Covid-19 World: Understanding the Christian-Ecclesial Imperative

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Elsie Froment

The first question to ask in respect to Christian witness in the contemporary context is… Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Covid 19 Blog | Tagged church and covid-19, church and pandemic, dr archie spencer, theology of covid-19 | 1 Comment

Church, Ministry and Heroes in the “Novel” Normal: Reality in Virtual and Actual

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Elsie Froment

Covid-19 is a black hole. Its event horizon threatens to take every experience and assurance of what life used to be like beyond the point of no return… Continue reading →

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The Church is Still the Church

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Elsie Froment

As churches adapt to a new reality, let us do so in full consideration of our understanding of the nature and mission of the church… Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Covid 19 Blog | Tagged church and coronaviruscrisis, church and covid-19, Church and pandemics, church management, ecclesiology and pandemics, Kajle Radbourne | Leave a comment

The Pressure of the Weekly Sermon

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Elsie Froment

Why Preach? Sunday’s coming. It doesn’t matter whether you are crazy busy, worn out, discouraged, embroiled in conflict, or sermon-blocked. Sunday’s coming. Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged help with sermon preparation, Michael Mawhorter, Mike Mawhorter, preaching, pressure of preaching, sermon peparation, tired of sermon preparation, weekly sermon | Leave a comment

Your First Day in Ministry

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Elsie Froment

It was Monday morning. Bright, sunny, and pleasant. As I looked forward to my week of ministry, I envisioned spending the rest of Monday carefully crafting a sermon for the upcoming Sunday. As a relative newcomer to sermon preparation Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged beginning ministry, Christian leader, church, Dave Horita, ministry, pastor, pastor manage time | Comments Off