Episcopal churches, ecumenical partners address crisis as asylum-seekers continue to arrive daily in Chicago
Over the last year, more than 11,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago, Illinois, by private bus from Texas…
As Episcopal and other mainline denominations face clergy shortage, creative workarounds are redefining ministry
A wave of older clergy will retire in the coming decades, with fewer seminary students in the pipeline to replace them.
A Kansas home where most never lived, Nicodemus still draws visitors and family of settlers
…nearly 350 formerly enslaved people set out from Kentucky to the promised lands of Kansas.
It Was Jesus Who Came and Got Me
Without a Sunday job, the only thing keeping me from visiting the church was me.
Wardens of Grace Episcopal Church in Nutley Share Memories of Serving with Rev. Pamela Bakal
Bakal will retire on July 31 which is exactly 26 years after her first Sunday at the congregation. – Nutley, NJ
First AME Laity Director Of Activities Forges Post-COVID Training Program
Thompson said that she believes it is the responsibility of all church members to educate themselves on how their church operates. – Seattle, WA
Episcopal leaders pledge support for Black male students at College of Coastal Georgia
“It just seems to be that when it comes to jobs,” she said, “a Black female will get the job quicker than a Black male.” – Brunswick, GA
Why Middle-Aged Americans Aren’t Going Back to Church
Church attendance for Gen Xers has dropped off more dramatically than other age groups.
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Discussion of The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relationships
Province 1 Indigenous People’s Justice Network invites you to join the first in a series of book discussions. The Gatherings shows how Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples can come together to create meaningful and lasting relationships. Indigenous and non-Indigenous people participated in a series of long weekend gatherings over several years, in an Indigenous-led traditional Council format. Assumptions were challenged, perspectives upended, stereotypes shattered, and friendships formed that have lasted many years. Seven Indigenous and seven non-Indigenous authors, collectively Mawopiyane (a Passamaquoddy word that translates “Let us sit together”), share their experiences of the gatherings in their own words.
For additional information about the book discussion or the network, contact Martha Gardner, Missioner for Networking and Formation, Diocese of Massachusetts, at mgardner@diomass.org. Wednesday, September 13
Leading with Heart: Circular Leadership for the Resurrection of Ministry
In these times of change, adaptive leadership provides the tools we need to find our voices and calling. Using the circular leadership model, we build reciprocal relationships that honor diversity of culture, race, age, gender, personality, and ministry.
Our interactive workshop(s) with break-out rooms discuss the qualities, critical thinking, and behaviors of Circular Leadership that replace domination and greed. This is about reconciliation with creation and each other, listening to what is and is not shared.
By entering the circle of shared leadership, responsibility, and accountability, resurrection, rebirth, and trust are built into our ministries through God’s love and personal relationship.
August 14-18 Chicago, IL – Parliament of World Religions
The Nonviolence Institute is pleased to announce our 14th annual Invest in Peace fundraise
September 21, 2023 at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. This year’s event, will again celebrate our Sister Ann Keefe Award winner and our Community Impact Award winners, who will be named in the short future. We look forward to welcoming and gathering with those who care deeply about our work and recognize that this is an opportunity to consider the importance, in this moment, of our Beloved Community, reflective of the actions and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Using Picture Books for Racial Healing
Registration is now open for Dismantling Racism training sessions in August, September, October, and November. Miriam McKenney leads the trainings, which take place on Zoom.
Choose 1 month:
- August (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 from 12 to 1 p.m.) Sign up here.
- September (12, 19, 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.). Sign up here.
- October (10, 17, 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.). Sign up here.
- November (1, 8, 15 from 1 to 3 p.m.). Sign up here.
“The dismantling racism course is terrific,” Lissa Barker of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, says. “The use of storytelling and scripture brings things into focus that, for me, had been unacknowledged. Another wonderful aspect of this course is the formation of community among the participants. Miriam and Emma made the course easy to access, consistent with the Four-Fold Path of Love, and I truly looked forward to the sessions. Our discussion times flew by as the topics were thought-provoking. I highly recommend this course!”
Email Director of Dismantling Racism in Southern Ohio, Miriam McKenney, to learn more.