The Yearning Beyond Their Walls: A Round Table Conversation on Recent Church Attendance Data

The Yearning Beyond Their Walls: A Round Table Conversation on Recent Church Attendance Data

TMC Program Staff Ryan Bonfiglio, Adam Mixon, Mark Ramsey, and Adam Borneman discuss the April data from the ⁠Hartford Center for Religion Research⁠ [https://hirr.hartfordinternational.edu/] on church attendance trends, as well as what it might - and most certainly doesn't - tell us about ministry today. ⁠Read the April, 2026, Report⁠ [https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/research/national-survey-research/signs-of-rebound-amid-uneven-recovery-the-changing-congregational-landscape/] Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05-27-26.pdf]

An Actual Encounter with the Resurrected Savior: A Round Table Conversation on Witness

TMC Program Staff Mark Ramsey, Adam Mixon, Ryan Bonfiglio, and Adam Borneman discuss the importance of bearing witness to both injustice and joy, why resurrection calls us to solidarity with those who suffer, and how prophetic preaching ought to be marked by energizing hope. Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05-20-26.pdf]

This Prophetic Task: A Round Table Conversation on Grief and Hope

TMC Program Staff Mark Ramsey and Beth Daniel (with a cameo from our producer, Marthame Sanders [www.mudeif.com]) discuss Walter Brueggemann's three-fold assessment of the prophetic tasks of the church: to tell the truth in a society that lives in illusion, grieve in a society that practices denial, and express hope in a society that lives in despair. Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05-13-26.pdf]

Life, Death, and Why Am I Here? A Conversation with Robb Webb

TMC Executive Director Mark Ramsey speak with Robb Webb (Duke Endowment [https://www.dukeendowment.org/]) about their rural church work in North and South Carolina, the importance of prioritizing theological formation ahead of denominational metrics, and why creativity is so critical for ministry today. Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/05-06-26.pdf]

Jazz Musicians in a Pop Music World: A Conversation with Joe Scrivner

TMC Program Staff Mark Ramsey, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Amy Valdez Barker speak with the Rev. Dr. Joe Scrivner (Stillman College [https://stillman.edu/], Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church [https://www.facebook.com/BrownMemorialPCUSA]) about what Nehemiah and Paul have to say about persistence in the face of challenge; the importance of community in helping us move forward in faith; and what the film No Country for Old Men might, surprisingly, have to teach us about ministry. Joe's blog post. [https://mministry.org/sober-judgment/] Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/04-29-26.pdf]