MINISTRY REFLECTIONS

On Compromising the Gospel in the Name of Bravery Pastor Phil Phaneuf, who now identifies as a woman. There can be no such thing as a trans pastor. However, a Methodist pastor from Rochester, New York, decided to announce that he would be going through a transition process from being a biological male to hormone therapy to accept his felt womanhood. Pastor Phil Phaneuf, of North Chili United Methodist Church, came out  “with joy,” saying,  “I’m not becoming a woman but givin

When someone thinks of a missionary, they often picture a Westerner selling everything they have and moving to a foreign land. This description is far too common in Western Christians’ minds when they think of global missionary activity. However, the shift in mission activity is changing, and probably for the better. We now live in a globalized society. Unchristian Ideas are spreading quickly through social media, global news, and the agendas of foreign governments. Amid the

How should Christians missionally interact with the world that God has made? My professor, Nancy Pearcey, consistently reminded her students that our missiological duties extend not only to a direct ecclesiastical context but also to the secular world. Christian ministry is holistic in nature as we are following Christ, who is "in all things (ESV, 2001, Col. 1:17). Pearcey points out in her book, Total Truth , that our secular work is as spiritually significant as our sacred