Category: Columnists
How to Fix the Cain Problem: Reestablishing God as Priority
How to Fix the Cain Problem: Reestablishing God as Priority By Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Columnist The story of Cain and Abel (see Genesis 4) is one of the most… Read More »
Profanity or Praise: Insights from Scripture on Taming the Tongue
Profanity or Praise: Insights from Scripture on Taming the Tongue By Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Columnist It is the case that we sometimes say things to others as well as… Read More »
Ambassador Andrew Young Sits Down for an Interview with The Christian Recorder
On November 10, 2019, Ambassador Andrew Young attended St Joseph AME Church in Durham, North Carolina to help launch the “Andrew Young Alpha Phi Alpha Social Justice Initiative”. The initiative… Read More »
Women’s Guild at Payne Memorial AME Church Recognizes 70th Year
Women’s Guild at Payne Memorial AME Church Recognizes 70th Year By Rev. Dr. Deborah Peaks Coleman, Contributing Writer The Women’s Guild of Payne Memorial AME Church in Baltimore, Maryland, marked its… Read More »
Daughters of Jarena Lee: The Rev. Tabitha Ssonko
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of when the Rev. Jarena Lee answered her call to preach, The Christian Recorder will have a quarterly feature of young adult women pastors in the AME… Read More »
Food Justice: African Americans’ Food Sovereignty Movements
Food Justice: African Americans’ Food Sovereignty Movements By Rev. Betty Holley, PhD., Contributing Writer In Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery, bell hooks wrote, “Collective black self-recovery takes place when… Read More »
Mentoring a New Generation of Clergy for the AME Church
Mentoring a New Generation of Clergy for the AME Church By Rev. Herman O. Kelly, Contributing Writer As I grow older in ministry and age, I am entering a new… Read More »
What Will Keep You Going?
What Will Keep You Going? By Byron Washington, Columnist Going into the new year, people have goals and plans. Whether it is to get in shape or launch a new… Read More »
Pastors: Be Aware of the Dangers in Using the Church’s Credit Card
By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, CPA, Contributing Writer In my consulting practice, I have found that many pastors use the church’s credit card for business as well as other expenses that could… Read More »
The Pastor’s Role in Church Financial Management, Part Two
The Pastor’s Role in Church Financial Management, Part Two By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, CPA, Contributing Writer As we continue our discussion from Part One of this topic, we reiterate the importance… Read More »
A Theology of Love
By Rev. Renita M. Green, Columnist Approaching the St. Louis Dome for the United Methodist Special Session of the General Conference, I walked upon a group of passionate demonstrators who… Read More »
Is Your Church Anti-Racist?: An Interview with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Is Your Church Anti-Racist? By Kiratiana Freelon, Contributing Writer In the three years since Ibram X. Kendi released his New York Times’ bestseller, Stamped from the Beginning, much has changed in his life. He… Read More »