Bishop's Notes
Wearing our crash helmets to church
It was late in the day on Easter Sunday. After full days and festive celebrations, I was mindlessly watching TV. A movie titled “Deep Impact” was on, the story line being that the earth was being threatened by large asteroids, the impact of which would result in extinction of life as we know it. Actor [...]
Ministry Development
Discerning and developing congregational ministries
Last month, I wrote of ministry development and what it might look like. But I left out one part of that picture – the ministry developer. Ministry developers are hard at work in many dioceses across this country and Canada.
In February, the Diocese of Spokane hosted the annual meeting of Living Stones. Living Stones is [...]
Youth
Putting out the new welcome mat
Do you remember setting out a new welcome mat with the fresh message to convey invitation and welcome into your home? People cross that threshold as they come and go, to and from your place of welcome.
Time passes on. The message is the same, WELCOME, and yet the mat ceases to function as originally designed. [...]
Congregational Development
Living passionately in our daily routine
I was tearing through the exhibit hall towards the end of General Convention in Columbus, OH, last summer, a woman on a mission. I was searching for a book for a group of women who gather each week to share reflections and offer prayers. They had just finished “The Cup of Blessing,” by Joyce Rupp [...]
