by Jeremy Bouma | Ministry, Personal
From my weekly column at the church ministry blog, Engaging Church: Last week I opened my weekly column by walking through two questions I was asked during my church planter assessment that continue to hover just over my shoulder: “Why do you believe that God has... by Jeremy Bouma | Personal
I’m pleased to share that yesterday I began a weekly column at a ministry resource blog by Zondervan Publishing, called Engaging Church. This column is meant for people in ministry of all stripes—professional or not, lead pastor or small group leader—with some...
by Jeremy Bouma | Reviews
On two separate occasions this year—HERE and HERE—I’ve invited you to our own version of the Inklings featuring a massive dining table filled with all the well-known and not-so-well-known teachers, preachers, theologians, and revolutionaries from the...
by Jeremy Bouma | Church Culture, Theology
On Sunday, the NY Times reported that author and former pastor Brian McLaren led a same-sex commitment ceremony for his son and son’s new partner over the weekend. In fact such leading used “traditional Christian elements”: Later in the day, the Rev....
by Jeremy Bouma | Uncategorized
Last week my wife and I stole away for several days to a magical little hideaway in northern Michigan called Mackinac Island. I say magical because there aren’t any cars up there—save one or two ambulances for those necessary emergencies—there are a whole lot...