April Yamasaki

For Congregations that Need to Lament Before God

After serving in several churches as an intentional interim co-pastor, Lydia Neufeld Harder writes: These churches were often in crises

“There are no has-beens,” a friend of mine wrote recently. “Every one of us who is still breathing is still

July 25, 2019

At Valley CrossWay Church were I speak once a month, sermons are generally 15-18 minutes with the rest of the

I started the church I serve believing a myth about Christian community. I had the genuine conviction that if I

When people meet me for the first time, they often assume that I’m Japanese because of my last name. But

Ministering during times of grief is a significant portion of the pastoral work of the church, yet even with training

“Every pastor in Ontario is writing their memoir”–or so I’ve been told. I hope so, since stories of ministry and

It is in our churches, I believe, that we learn how to talk well with others. – C. Christopher Smith