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In The Episcopal Church, we are slowly acknowledging the cultural diversity that makes up our community. Resolutions from 2018 General Convention called for more consideration of …
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Asking the big, hard questions of faith with children is beautiful and challenging work. Even as we hope to nurture their curiosity about faith and God, we often feel pressure to …
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During the pandemic, one of the challenges for every congregation has been keeping people connected. With periods of online-only worship, lack of potlucks and dinners and even …
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Two weeks into my new position as a half-time priest-in-charge of a small church, I saw a Facebook post that completely changed my ministry:"Any other PT Rectors, ASA approx. 40-60 …
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In 2021, Virginia Theological Seminary produced a 40-minute video, The Way of the Cross (El Vía Crucis), that was made available free of charge for Lenten worship in English as …
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Lent is a time of preparation. During this season, Christians around the world fast and pray, focusing their minds and hearts on Christ’s death and resurrection. For many of us, …
On Palm Sunday 2019, the children and youth of Trinity Episcopal Church in Menlo Park, California, were invited to dive deeply into the story of Jesus' passion by engaging Stations …
Shine’s Passport to Peace “invites children to see every person as part of God’s family, and every interaction as an opportunity for …
Two years ago, I thought of “hybrid ministry” as something that cutting-edge, super- hip formation leaders were doing—not my intergenerational parish formation program led by a …
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“God didn’t send a warrior or an emperor? Or even just a really strong person? He sent someone smaller than her!” My eight-year-old son spoke incredulously, pointing to his …
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