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By David Paulsen; Introduction by Nancy Davidge
In 2012, neighbors believed the church was closed. It wasn’t. Four years later, there are visible signs of life at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. “Peace Garden” by David Paulsen, with an introduction by Nancy Davidge, tells the story of St. Alban’s most visible ministry, one that is causing the phone to ring and people to stop in.
By Nancy Davidge
La Pascua trae consigo una invitación para explorar nueva vida y resurrección en nuestras vidas, nuestras feligresías y comunidades, así como en el mundo del que somos parte. Mi diócesis – Massachusetts – nos invita a explorar y actuar sobre la vida y la resurrección de Jesús “Respondiendo al llamado urgente de Dios. Juntos”.
¿Qué pasa, sin embargo, cuando a uno le está costand...
By Nathan Davis
Después de meses de temperaturas bajo cero y de semanas llenas de anticipación, la primavera por fin ha llegado a Chicago. Como nativo de Carolina del Norte, estoy más que listo para disfrutar el tiempo cálido… y la oportunidad de volver a cultivar el huerto de nuestra iglesia.
By Nancy Davidge
A question from a senior warden looking for advice on ways to engage with her suburban community sparked the idea for “Answering God’s Urgent Call. Together.” What processes are congregational leaders using to help them learn how to listen for what God is calling them to do in their community and how might we all become better at listening for and seeing those things that might not be easily...
By Jacqueline J. Whitfield
Jackie Whitfield says it was the hand of God that brought us together at Kanuga: She was finishing her icon workshop as I was arriving for the Church Leadership conference. In “God Called. We’ve Got Work to Do.” Jackie shares the series of ‘God moments’ that led to All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord, North Carolina help alleviate a much-too-long waiting list for public preschool by...
By Brian Thom, interviews conducted by Lucinda Ashby
Because of the commitment of Lee and Charlie Manning and with the support of the St. James Episcopal congregation in Payette, Idaho, 20 men at the Snake River Correctional Institution know that God loves and cares for them, even while they are in exile. Brian Thoms and Lucinda Ashby share the story of this heartfelt ministry in “Hearts and Hands of Jesus” which also includes a letter describi...
By Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
El intrincado y hermoso mundo natural en el que usted y yo nacimos está siendo agredido a una escala masiva y sin precedentes. La perturbación del clima, la extinción de las especies, la explosión demográfica, la desforestación, las toxinas ambientales… parecen ser algo sobrecogedor. ¿Cómo debemos responder los cristianos? ¿Qué podemos hacer? ¿Por dónde debemos empezar? ¿Cómo podem...
By Kate Heichler
Las feligresías pueden ser grandes germinadores de Buenas Nuevas, lo que nosotros decimos que son las mejores nuevas que jamás tuvo el mundo. Como puestos de avanzada locales del Cuerpo de Cristo mundial, estamos invitados a recibir, integrar y sembrar estas Buenas Nuevas en comunidades del mundo que nos rodea, en un flujo activo de comunicación y presencia entre nosotros y Dios y entre nosotro...
By Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
How congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts are responding and exploring ways to “reclaim the sacredness of the natural world and to respond to our God-given call to protect it.”
By Kate Heichler
The mission of God is about transformation – personal, societal, global. In “Called to be Catalysts,” Kate Heichler shares how members of the interfaith community in Stamford, Connecticut are partnering with local agencies to convene monthly to discuss and strategize actions to address community challenges. The series began on Martin Luther King’s birthday with over 100 people gathered in...
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