Millions of people will Google “Episcopal Church” next Saturday. I hope every congregation gets its website ready for extra traffic. People might actually show up in churches on Sunday morning because of what they hear, so we should be ready.
If I were to name a “beef” with the language of Eucharistic Prayer C, it would be the way in which we describe God as the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But what about the mothers? Well, there are a few…and their story isn’t so simple
I love how Jesus doesn’t just tell us to make disciples, but he tells us how to do it.
Day after day I write to raise money and there is one word I use with the greatest of care when writing about raising money in our churches and our social profit agencies. It is a very important word and one I now commend to you. A gift of sorts.
Not all Christians display such joy. Never was there a more damning criticism than the one made by Friedrich Nietzsche: “They should look more redeemed.”
What does the pathway to ordination assume about the priesthood and about the church? The most notable thing about the pathway is that it assumes stability–both in the size of the parish and the role of the priest.
“God’s love reaches across all divides. We must all be brave—and bold, nurtured as we are by God’s grace.”
I have to say that if Falwell handed in a paper claiming that he, as an unaffected third-party, can forgive the offense of the president’s adultery, I would give him an F.
In partnership with Forward Movement, we bring this reflection, from the series “Grow Christians,” on Pentecost
Might we renovate how we see fundraising in our churches?