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Rebekah’s writing can also be found on Ministry Matters and Thrive Global.
What’s Your Role During the Election?
This election season is a very emotional time. The tension, the polarization, the worry, the uncertainty—all of it adds up to stress. So what is your role and your responsibility as a church leader? Is it to get out the vote? To push for justice? To lead the...
Stewarding the Vision
George Bullard’s pivotal work, The Life Cycle and Stages of a Congregation, reinforces what the author of Proverbs once said, “Without a vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18, KJV). It turns out this proverb holds true for churches, too. Bullard demonstrates that...
Voting Rights, Justice, and Faith
U.S. law is deeply embedded with systemic racism. It is also deeply embedded in the history of faith communities. That's why, since the murder of George Floyd, I have been hosting "The Uncomfortable Conversation Series." In these hour-long discussions, spiritual...
How to Overcome Negativity with Emotional Intelligence
People are on edge with each other, hypervigilant, buffeted in a sea of negativity. Clergy colleagues report that otherwise stable church folks are having meltdowns and launching into attack mode. My husband, a cordial golfer, returned from the links last night...
The Gift of Unhurried Time
Most of my days are structured and filled to the brim with things to do. While I enjoy them and get a lot done, one key element is missing: free-flowing creative time with God. This week, I am spending time away, working on a writing project. In this case, away...
What to Leave Out in Conversations about Race
Racism is deeply intertwined with law, custom, and even religion. It’s so pervasive that it’s not always easy to identify, let alone dismantle. So constructive conversations about racism must be approached with emotional intelligence. Elsewhere I have written about...
