Connections Blog

September 23, 2022

Dementia and Its Theological Challenges: A Guthrie Scholars Reflection

I spent a very contented and fulfilling week at Columbia in May as a Guthrie Scholar. I was particularly struck by how my area of study offered significant challenges to the practices and patterns of the Presbyterianism...

Dr. G. & Friends

September 19, 2022

Real Christian Educators Know This

Yes, Christian educators need to know how to run an effective Sunday School, and...

About Columbia

September 14, 2022

Make a Difference in the Future of the African American Church

Dr. G. & Friends

September 12, 2022

Change requires two kinds of leaders

Along the Journey

September 11, 2022

So, you want to retire in a year?

If you’re anything like the folks in churches I work with, you know the upheav...

Along the Journey

September 10, 2022

Lessons Learned from Theological Literature: Thomas Merton

Dr. G. & Friends

September 5, 2022

What a Leader Can Accomplish

What can leaders accomplish, really? Despite personal competence, charisma, exp...

Dr. G. & Friends

August 29, 2022

Dealing With Critics

If you are the leader, critics come with the territory. Few things are ...

Dr. G. & Friends

August 22, 2022

Anxiety, Security, and Risk

Anxiety can lead to reactivity in the form of a search for security. This react...

Dr. G. & Friends

August 15, 2022

Too Many Choices Can Keep You Stuck

A friend called asking for help. She was stuck trying to make a decision. Afte...