by Andy Patton | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Tensions were high in the elector states of Germany. At the Second Diet of Speyer in April 1529, elector princes loyal to Martin Luther’s insights issued a protest, a document that would give them the name “Protestants.” Philip of Hesse, the landgrave who was one of...
by Andy Patton | Sep 25, 2025 | Culture, Pinned Post
Many churches emphasize either reaching the lost or growing the saved, but few churches do both well. In this seminar, pastor Aaron Chung (Exilic Church, NYC) walks us through ways even the ordinary rhythms of church can be extraordinary means of outreach, shaping the...
by Andy Patton | Sep 18, 2025 | Church
Pastors are not ‘professionals.’ Or are we? When you consider that your average congregant now sees a specialist for everything from mental health to diet to career coaching, how do you think they approach the pastoral relationship? Apart from your preaching ministry,...
by Andy Patton | Sep 9, 2025 | The Christian Life
Francis Grimké pastored for fifty years through racism and division, holding fast to the gospel while speaking to the injustices of his time. Drew Martin, in his new book, reflects on Grimké’s vision of the church’s spiritual mission and how it can steady us in...
by Andy Patton | Sep 3, 2025 | Christian Thought
Most of life happens outside the church walls, yet many Christians still feel a gap between Sunday worship and Monday work. How do we connect what happens on Sunday morning with the work that fills the rest of our week? In this AMR theological short, Sean Lucas, Joel...
