Category: Columnists
IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 3
By Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director of Church Growth and Development Churches rarely fall overnight; instead, they drift—slowly, almost imperceptibly—lulled into complacency by the enemy’s most insidious tactic:… Read More »
News from Girl Scout Brownie Troop 56505 (DuPage AME Church, Lisle, Illinois)
By Julie Stewart, Troop Leader 56505, DuPage AME Church Brownie Troop 56505 has had a fantastic year so far. We began the year with an end-of-summer kick-off at a local… Read More »
Bishop Sarah France Davis Posthumously Inducted into the Hall of Fame
By Carol T. Taylor Mitchell, Ph.D. The Late Bishop Sarah Frances Davis, the 126th Elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was inducted into the Museum of… Read More »
Mountain Climbing–A Journal Entry
By Bishop Vernon R Byrd, Jr. I love mountains. I love their sheer size and their awe-inspiring majesty. I am climbing one right now called the 17th Episcopal District of the AME Church. And… Read More »
St. John AME Church, Huntsville, AL
9th Episcopal District B. Johnson, Editor, St. John AMEN Deaconess Sarah Davis (Granny) Bell “A Long, Loving and Well Lived Life” Reprinted with permission from the family. Aging in the Bible… Read More »
Possibilities
By Reverend Quinton W Liebenberg, Columnist At the last session of the Boland Annual Conference, the circuits and stations report brought about changes that would change and impact the landscape… Read More »
Government Building Named for AME Layperson in South Carolina
On Friday, March 14, Charleston County and community leaders gathered to dedicate the Wadmalaw/Johns Island Magistrate’s Court to former Magistrate Judge Leroy Linen, the longest-serving magistrate judge in the state…. Read More »
To The Esteemed Readers of The Christian Recorder
Matikane “Abe” Makiti, President Connectional Lay Organization African Methodist Episcopal Church Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! As we stand on the threshold of another… Read More »
Church Growth Corner
January 2025 Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director AME Department of Church Growth & Development IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 2 When do churches begin to drift? 3. Churches… Read More »
Develop plans, set goals, and press on toward your victory
By: Dr. Michael C. Carson, Full Columnist In making resolutions, let me remind you that challenges, tests, and situations will be waiting for you to face. Perusing goals in life “don’t… Read More »
A Pastor’s Spouse: A Synonym for Service
Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer The role of a pastor’s spouse is often misunderstood, underestimated, and sometimes overshadowed by the public visibility of the pastoral role. Yet, it is a calling… Read More »
Message of Condolence and Pastoral Call to Comfort and Justice
By Presiding Elder Victor Malefetse, 19th Episcopal District Grace and peace be multiplied to you from God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit our Comforter, and Humankind Our… Read More »