Since 1985, the Network on Ministry in Specialized Settings (“COMISS”) has observed the last week of October as Spiritual Care Week – a time when we celebrate the sacred work of chaplains and pastoral counselors. This year’s Spiritual Care Week theme is “Collaborative Healthcare: Chaplains Complete the Picture.” Sometimes a picture is more informative and revealing than words. Often … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Alabama
Cycling, Civil Rights and Rural Poverty
By Ben Brown Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the abdomen on February 18, 1965, in Marion, Alabama. Jackson and many others were peacefully marching in support of voting rights from Zion’s Chapel Methodist Church to the city jail in Marion. He walked with his mother, Viola, and his grandfather, Cager Lee. Their assembly was … Continue reading
Sowing Seeds of Hope, Sowing Seeds of Home: Mission partnership in Marion, Ala., goes beyond building houses to creating home
By Ben Brown There are many ways to find a house: hire a realtor, search online with Zillow or Trulia, or seek out open houses in your area. Finding a home, that’s something completely different. Students from Judson College in Marion, Ala., are serving with Sowing Seeds of Hope in partnership with Student.Go, the student missions … Continue reading
Pastoring through a Pandemic with Deliberate Simplicity
By Liz Andrasi Deere As we all navigate what it means to be faithful to the call of Christ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to know if we are doing the right things, or if what we are doing is enough. Pastors are not immune to this uncertainty. For some, the … Continue reading
‘Turning negatives into positives’
Campbell University Divinity School, a CBF partner, is located in Buies Creek, N.C. Check out a story on Campbell alumni and CBF field personnel Matt and Melanie Storie, who serve with Sowing Seeds of Hope in Alabama: http://divinity.campbell.edu/StoryonMattandMelanieStorie.aspx You can also learn more about the Stories on their Web page: http://www.thefellowship.info/storie Continue reading
Why We Do What We Do
Well now I have been in Perry County for almost 2 weeks. On Sunday we had three mission groups come in so therefore we spent Sunday preparing for our first real day at work. Once the groups arrived we helped them move in which meant other people were living on my floor. YEAH!!!!! On Monday … Continue reading