Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade The Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent in Year A is Matthew 24:36-44, Jesus’s apocalyptic warning about his second coming. Writing for a church that had suffered through the cataclysmic event of the Temple’s destruction, Matthew urged his followers to pivot away from predicting the time of Jesus’ second coming and instead to prepare for ministry in a time of uncertainty and upheaval. The coming of the Son of Man will be unexpected and sudden, likene

By Steve Peterson August 2025 Moses Kick Off   Scripture Readings Exodus 3 God called him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said,...

Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed When my research partner, Christian Scharen wrote the Learning Pastoral Imagination  grant in 2007–08, he was...

Nick Fisher-Broin Moses Project Kick Off 2025 Jeremiah 1:1-10 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth...

Moses Project 2025 Luke 14:1-14   Sarah Ciavarri In 2010, a tent revival began in the bucolic countryside of England. It was a big tent -...

By: Angela Williams Gorrell Hope: more caught, than taught. Audacious. Maybe to some, foolish. Seeing what’s not here yet. A way forward,...

Leah D. Schade Editor’s Note: This article includes excerpts from the author's book, Preaching and Social Issues: Tools and Tactics for...

When Debbie received a call to serve a church on the Iron Range for her internship, she got a lot more and a lot less  than she bargained...

In December 2023, I had the honor of speaking, as a clergy exemplar, with a cohort of pastoral leaders who participated in The Moses...

Author: Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell For where we were, the carnitas tacos were surprisingly delicious. I grabbed another one and tried to...

Author: The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade I’m currently working on a book tentatively titled, Preaching and Social Issues: Tools and Tactics...

My pastor Rev. April Baker and I recently preached a dialogue sermon. It was part of a series on facing transitions in our congregation....

Recently, the world was introduced to artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbots. As the campus pastor at a church-related university and an...

Dale Schley, previous Moses Pastor participant and pastor of Peace Lutheran in Ruthton, MN created an Alcoholics Anonymous themed worship...

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return When you think of dust, you think of dirt. When you think of dirt, you think of...

Here’s a list of ideas to help pastors get informed and build trust and credibility with the farmers in their community. If you try Rev....

Dr. Wheelock was recently published in theological journal of Word and World. You can find her article in Volume 43, Number 1 of the...

In the midst of Advent, I’ve been reflecting on what this season of expectation is all about. As we recount the stories of all that led...

In Ezra 3, the temple is being rebuilt. Some people are rejoicing because they are excited for what is to come. Some people are weeping...

Many years ago, I was gifted a copy of Macrina Wiederkehr’s book, Seasons of the Heart. In her reflection, “The Sacrament of Letting Go,”...