Articles from the Faculty

Here you'll find a repurposed resource hub of published works from the Faculty of Mid-America - from segments of podcasts, portions of journal articles, published books, Messenger pieces, and more.

What Does Proactive Political Discipleship Look Like in the Local Church?
The church that waits until election season to address politics will always be playing catch-up. Here's what proactive political discipleship looks like, and why it matters more than most pastors realize.
What Does Political Exhaustion Reveal About Our Theology?
Most Christians think political exhaustion is a media problem. Dr. Alan Strange thinks it's a theology problem, and the cure isn't less news, it's a better eschatology.
Pastoring a Politically Exhausted Church
Churches were never meant to be political parties. But somewhere along the way, voting records became a test of gospel faithfulness, and Sunday mornings turned into ideological battlegrounds. Dr. Alan Strange joins Marscast to talk about what's really fracturing congregations, and what the Reformed tradition has to say about it.
Growth, Challenges, and the Road Ahead for the URCNA
The URCNA faces questions that will define its future: Can it plant churches beyond its ethnic roots? Will younger generations value hard-won confessional commitments? And what does missions look like for a federation that prizes local church autonomy?
What Makes a Church Confessionally Reformed? The Theological Identity of the URCNA
From examining ministers on 16th-century confessions to requiring systematic preaching through the Heidelberg Catechism, the URCNA's commitments reveal how doctrine shapes everything from Sunday worship to ecclesiastical accountability.
Why Pastors Should Encourage Young Men to Relocate for Seminary
The young man who could shepherd churches for the next forty years might be sitting in your congregation right now, waiting for someone to see what he cannot see in himself. Will you be the pastor who speaks up?