Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the ...

Apr. 25—In the course of nearly 30 years of preaching, teaching and visiting at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont, Maureen Pump has been asked the question often: Did she want to be a pastor? "I can ...

An essential step in preparing people to minister is to encourage them to take risks, to go places where they will fail unless God intervenes. Every pastor I know affirms the priesthood of all ...

When Pope Francis said he did not want to clericalize the laity, he meant it. Now, while too many bishops have their cinctures in a knot over who can approach Communion, the 266th successor of St.

The escalating mental health crisis of recent decades has brought increasing rates of addiction, suicide, and debilitating symptoms of depression and anxiety. In many places, there are insufficient ...

Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the trials inherent to those areas but ...