Veterans and service members may often experience difficulty when returning from active duty and preparing to re-enter civilian life. One way other citizens can show their …
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Pandemic Times in a Small Church: Using Our Gifts to Celebrate Our Gifts
Eleven years ago, I left the parish where I had been a staff member for children’s ministries for 26 years, and joined a small, diverse, welcoming congregation in a nearby town, …
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A Second Pandemic Program Year: Finding Handholds
My small parish in central North Carolina started gathering for Sunday morning in-person worship again a month ago. Literally, we have physically received Communion together during …
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Results Are In: Here’s what we learned from our June 2021 Reader Survey
In June 2021, the Building Faith team conducted a 10-question reader survey. A total of 336 people responded. Here's what we learned! Who is our audience? Lay & Ordained …
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Teens Teach Adults About Dismantling Racism
What happens when we let young people lead? Members of Calvary Episcopal Church are not new to being led by our youth: we’ve hosted events to raise money for Heifer Fair, served …
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Marking Milestones During a Pandemic
On Thursday, March 5th, 2020, I eagerly packed the trunk of my tan 1998 Toyota Corolla to travel from my hometown to Western Massachusetts. There have been many times that I have …
Why Hybrid Is Not Just for Cars and Superhero Movies Anymore: Equipment to put it all together
Looking for the basics? Read Pauli's previous article Why Hybrid Is Not Just for Cars and Superhero Movies Anymore: Hybrid formation & discipleship basics. Wait…you mean I …
Why Hybrid Is Not Just for Cars and Superhero Movies Anymore: Hybrid Formation & Discipleship Basics
We’re near the end of the spring. We are growing closer to Pentecost, when the disciples are empowered to GO and preach the word. Hopefully, we are growing ever closer to when we …
A Liturgy for Regathering in a Sanctuary
At the time of this writing, we are fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you lost a loved one to the virus, had to balance online school for your kids while …
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Webinar: Just Faith Formation: Liberative Practices for Faith Communities with Justice at the Center
About this Webinar Sometimes our worship life and the ways we seek to do justice in the world are separate, but it doesn't have to be this way. In this webinar, panelists will …