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Entering a Ministry Context Well: Preparing the Space, Staff, & Congregation

This year, I made the transition from Associate Rector at a program-sized church in downtown Chicago to solo Rector and the only …

This land is your land, but it once was my landBefore we sold you Manhattan IslandYou pushed my nation to the reservationThis land …

As whole congregations participate in the formation of new Christians, every person is invited to go deeper into their own vows, …

"Ring a bell when the time is up and ask each table to share about their creations. This discussion will lead to deeper engagement …

"Take a step back to look at the church as a whole, its strengths and weaknesses, its character or ethos, its beliefs and faith …

Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than …

"You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are …