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Loving and Leaving a Church 
A Pastor's Journey
By Barbara Melosh
Barbara Melosh’s story was a common one. A second-career seminarian, she arrived at her first pastorate brimming with enthusiasm and high hopes. The blue-collar congregation to which she’d been called had a glorious past but an uncertain future. Cert...
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Neighborhood Church 
Transforming Your Congregation into a Powerhouse for Mission
By Rob Mueller, Krin Van Tatenhove
How can we embody the values of love, grace, and justice? As faith communities, how can our collective embodiment of these values shine even brighter? The answers to these questions must always unfold right here, right now, exactly where God has plan...
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Our Connectional Church 
The Hopeful Future of the PC(USA)
By Gradye Parsons
Presbyterian leader Gradye Parsons takes the reader on a tour of the current Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). After reflecting on the importance of being nourished in a local congregation and being relevant witnesses in the community, he walks us throug...
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Surrendering My Ordination 
Standing Up for Gay and Lesbian Inclusivity in The United Methodist Church
By J. Philip Wogaman
In May 2017, after sixty years as an ordained United Methodist minister, Rev. J. Philip Wogaman surrendered his ordination, choosing to exit a community of clergy who will not allow an openly gay person to join. By surrendering his ordination, he cho...
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Together at the Table 
Diversity without Division in The United Methodist Church
By Karen P. Oliveto
Together at the Table is the personal story and public message of Bishop Karen Oliveto, the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected a bishop in The United Methodist Church. Her election was and is controversial, with opponents seeking to have her rem...
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