Articles by Joseph Crockett
Joseph V. Crockett is an ordained minister in The United Methodist Church. He earned his E.D. in Counseling and Human Development from the University of Rochester. As an Associate General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA his focus is on Christian education, ecumenical faith formation, and leadership development. He also teaches at New York Theological Seminary, is married, and has three children.
by Joseph Crockett
Important for transforming non-adherents into students, followers, and apprentices of a leader, discipline is a necessary, though not the only important, task in the life of a disciple. Jesus and others make clear the crucial connections between discipline and discipleship.
By Joseph V. Crockett
The author contends that the report of the demise of the Mainline Church is premature and inaccurate. To the contrary, he sees growth in some sectors. His article also offers pastors and other church leaders strategies for growth.
By Joseph Crockett
Bible engagement is an intentional, goal-directed activity. As language shapes an individual’s thought categories and empowers him or her to transcend those categories, engagement with biblical narratives involves social processes that can build and transform character. Individuals and communities have the capacity to be informed by the Word and the narratives of Judeo-Christian faith traditions—to become like Christ.
