March Book Review

March Book Review Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the Church in America, by Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile (Eerdmans, 2018). If you like to think historically about the church and its mission, then you will enjoy this book....
Servant Leaders and Lay Servant Ministries

Servant Leaders and Lay Servant Ministries

Servant Leaders and Lay Servant Ministries Have you talked about Servanthood and Servant Leadership in your church?  I have been in many conversations about being a Servant of Jesus Christ with a lot of my friends.  To help me understand and explain to...
Hold These Truths

Hold These Truths

Hold These Truths On Saturday, I went to see Arena Stage’s production of “Hold These Truths.” Based on the true story of Gordon Hirbayashi, the play exposes how his idealistic belief in the Constitution’s protections for American citizens was buffeted and tested by...
Meet Michelle Holmes Chaney

Meet Michelle Holmes Chaney

Meet Michelle Holmes Chaney Reverend Doctor Michelle Holmes Chaney joins the Arlington District Staff as the Church Development Coordinator beginning March 15, 2018. She will be working for Arlington part time while also continuing as one of the pastors at Centreville...
Pondering the Easter Fool

Pondering the Easter Fool

Pondering the Easter Fool “If you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire.” (Matthew 5:22b, New Revised Standard Version) This year, Easter Sunday is on April Fools’ Day. The last time that happened was in 1956, several months before I was born. Since...