Seminary of the Southwest

As churches shrink and pastors retire, creative workarounds are redefining ministry

By Elizabeth E. Evans — July 28, 2023
(RNS) — As older clergy get set to retire, there are few younger seminarians to replace them — and few churches that can afford to pay them.

COMMENTARY: Challenge and disruption

By Tom Ehrich — October 15, 2013
(RNS) Now we are seeking to transform -- transform constituents' lives and transform our troubled world. Now we are actually "doing what Jesus did." Now we are disrupting and challenging.
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