Good Books and Good Talk

By Victor Lee Austin "Put the oil where the squeak is” can guide adult Christian education programs. What’s squeaking in 2023? In my view it is theological anthropology, the Christian understanding of human ... Read More...

Your First Sermon as an Interim Rector

By Neal Michell In this final part, I present a set of resources to help the interim rector in this interim time to motivate the church and its leaders to commit to faithfulness between the departure of the previous rector and the calling of the successor. R... Read More...

Engaging in Interim Ministry

By Neal Michell I have served as an interim rector for nine congregations, gleaning lessons along the way, which I share now in this three-part essay. Part One dealt with preliminary concerns. In this installm... Read More...

Preparing for Interim Ministry

By Neal Michell I have served as an interim rector for nine congregations. Although I lay no claim to being an expert, I can say that I have learned a few things along the way that might help someone else. I s... Read More...

Prayer Drives Congregational Growth

By John Deepak Sundara Kevin Martin’s recent article “Who Are We Missing?” highlights a valid sociological and theological commonality among some of the largest congregations in the Episcopal Church: they are theologically and liturgically conservative. Thi... Read More...

A Tiny Pantry Becomes a Blessing Box

By Kristine Blaess In 2020, one of our young members proposed his Eagle Scout project — a tiny pantry on the church grounds like the tiny free libraries that have sprung up. Volunteers would supply the pantr... Read More...