Scott’s Column: Impacts on Churches by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 30, 2024 | NewsThis is the fifth in a series of personal reflections on the State of the Church in 2024. 5. What are the impacts, then, on churches? There are the trends we are well...
Scott’s Column: Cultural Trends by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 22, 2024 | NewsThis is the fourth in a series of personal reflections on the State of the Church in 2024. 4. As if all of that weren’t enough, there are other cultural trends and...
Scott’s Column: In a Context of Crises by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 14, 2024 | NewsThis is part three in a series of personal reflections on the State of the Church in 2024 3. Beyond the demographic trends, what else shapes the context in which we are...
Scott’s Column: Changing Religious Demographics in America by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 4, 2024 | NewsThis is part two of a series of reflections on the State of the Church in 2024. 2. Even thirty years ago Mainline Protestantism was grappling with decades of decline. ...
Scott’s Column: The State of the ‘Big C’ Church by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 2, 2024 | NewsNormally in late December I begin working on my Annual Report and my State of the Church presentation for the Annual Meeting. Over the past year or so I've been trying...
Scott’s Column: Christology Against White Supremacy by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Dec 18, 2023 | NewsSo, like I did in the First Forum class last summer, I'll draw this exploration of some contemporary Christology to a close by focusing in on one particular thinker, J....
Scott’s Column: The Power to Transform Humanity by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Dec 13, 2023 | NewsThe great 20th century Russian Orthodox theologian Sergius Bulgakov wrote that "All human beings will be resurrected without exception." Why? Because, as he draws...
Scott’s Column: Riffing on Christ by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Dec 12, 2023 | News"The inability to articulate just how God was present in Christ and how that reality shapes the character of our life together destroys the very integrity of the...
Guest Preacher November 26 by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Nov 13, 2023 | Advent, NewsOur guest preacher for November 26 will be Pastor Darryl Brown, Jr. Pastor Brown is a healer by way of, but not limited to, author, sexual health educator, and...
Scott’s Column: Keeping Up by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Nov 7, 2023 | NewsAt a recent church Council meeting there was discussion about how we keep up with goings on in the community and engage our congregation. I mentioned that there are so...
