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Articles by Constance Cherry
Preaching through a camera: Four ways to 'be' for your congregation
This article is featured in the Sustaining Worship issue of Ministry During The Pandemic Shutterstock/denniro 1 Over the past decade I have thought, written, debated, and even argued about the pros and cons of video-venue preaching. Full disclosure: I’m convinced the long-term cons outweigh the short-term pros. A video venue start-up is efficient, and the most effective preacher gets projected for a culture that is screen-enamored.
Jarell Wilson on #UMCGC and the future of the UMC
Shane Raynor gets activist Jarell Wilson's take on the 2016 United Methodist General Conference and the future of the United Methodist Church.
Navigating unemployment
This article is featured in the Acting Missionally issue of Ministry During The Pandemic A few years ago, I was laid off from my job at a technology startup. For the next several days, I was overwhelmed by different emotions. I was angry that I hadn’t seen the layoff coming. I was upset and felt that my company didn’t think my work was worth investing in anymore. I was sad to leave my co-workers, and that sadness was deepened by the knowledge that most of them were losing their jobs as well.
Easter Sunrise: A Service for Home Worship
This article is featured in the Christian Worship and Devotion during Social Distancing: A Resource for United Methodists issue of Ministry During The Pandemic Shutterstock/Subbotina Anna 1 Here is a simple outline for a sunrise service with guidance for expansion and suggested hymns. It can be used in a variety of ways and setting, both for home use and online. A PDF version of this text is available at the bottom for download.
Across the Globe, Contemporary Worship Music Is Bringing Believers...
Contemporary worship music, as a distinct genre, has come into its own over the last 50 years. Monique M. Ingalls, assistant professor of music at Baylor University, studies this phenomenon as an ethnomusicologist, looking at the intersection of different social and musical trends. In Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community, Ingalls identifies five distinct types of “congregations” that worship together in song.
A Lent That's Not For Your Spiritual Improvement
Every year more and more evangelicals seem to be observing Lent. We’ve recognized it as a time of profound reorientation. We all are, as the hymn “Come, Thou Fount” aptly puts it, “prone to wander.” We are frail, sinful people who need to often reconsider our priorities, motives, and commitments. And fasting, which has both historical and biblical precedent, is a great way to foster reorientation. In Scripture, we see that fasting is a sign of sorrow over sin (Deut.
The Biggest Hindrance to Your Kids’ Faith Isn’t Doubt. It’s Silence
During a three-year longitudinal study launched by the Fuller Youth Institute, a parent with three post–high school kids reflected on the changes she’s witnessed over the years: “I think if I were to go back and re-parent, I actually would allow my kids more freedom in their high school years to explore and express their questions about faith.” Her instincts align with what teenagers need.
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