tag: women in ministry

On a busy corner in Camp Hill, PA, you’ll encounter a commanding house with white siding and a green roof. Peek through the windows and glimpse the beginnings of Good Ground Coffee Company, a coffee shop that has two clear missions: serve good coffee and empower survivors of the sex industry…

The heat of summer was in full swing in Dearborn, Michigan, where I was serving as a Kingdom Professional with BIC U.S. World Missions. I had just returned from some time with family at home in Pennsylvania and was helping my church invite neighbors – many of whom were Arab-Americans - to a backyard kids club…

We are thrilled to announce Heather Beaty has been appointed to serve as bishop of the Susquehanna Conference of the Brethren in Christ U.S., her term starting May 1, 2022. Following her nomination by the Susquehanna Conference Board of Directors, acting as the bishop search committee…

We are pleased to welcome Pastor Tara Beth Leach as our keynote speaker for General Assembly 2022 in Salina, Kansas, July 22-25. Tara Beth was scheduled to speak at our gathering in 2020, but the pandemic sadly changed everyone’s plans. We were thrilled to re-extend the invitation again this year…

Love of God and love of neighbor are binding and essential principles in our faith. This was the primary message I was hoping that folks heard during my July 2021 sermon in my local church. The assigned lectionary text for the week came from Amos 7—the third of three visions Amos had received from God regarding the status of the people in Israel…

In 2020, we launched Project 250, a collection of five initiatives to guide us to Brethren in Christ’s 250th birthday in 2028. The initiatives were created to honor our past, strengthen our present, and move us toward the future God is calling us to…

It was a typical Thursday night at Club 22, a popular strip joint in Harrisburg, Pa. The lights were dimmed, frequent customers were in their favorite seats, and dancers took the stage to perform. In addition to the expected crowd, the “church ladies” had just arrived…

Throughout our history, the Brethren in Christ has been blessed by the many women who have served as ministers, missionaries, and church leaders. Today, we celebrate female pastors that are deeply impacting their congregations and leading us in service and devotion to the Lord…

The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God…

When I was in the first year of my Ph.D. program in theology at the University of Dayton, I was blessed with an opportunity to write about the Brethren in Christ for a seminar focused on historiographical issues in relation to theology…