Don’t Recruit – Discern & Invite
God did not sit back and wait for people to volunteer. He often went to extraordinary measures to call workers. God used a burning bush to get Moses’ attention. He used a storm and a big fish to...
View ArticleTelling YOUR Story
The Art of Spiritual Autobiography As a former mentor for Education for Ministry (EfM), every fall I would introduce the concept of writing one’s spiritual autobiography for this adult formation...
View ArticleFaithful Remnants
Only a remnant of them will return. Isaiah 10:22a When my children were small I had more time to devote to craft projects – cross-stitch, sewing little things like Halloween costumes, party dresses for...
View ArticleA Prayer for the New Year
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, although I do try to start a new year off with a fresh start. A new year always seems like a second chance, a fresh beginning. Beginning something new is not...
View ArticleWhy Certification?
For numerous years, those who call the ministry of Christian formation and education as their vocation in the Episcopal Church have lamented the lack of equity and standards within our church. When the...
View ArticleA New Year, A New Look, A New Beginning
It’s the Eve of the Feast of the Epiphany – the Magi have been following that new, strange, bright light in the sky and they reach their destination at the foot of the Christ child after a long...
View Article“Find a voice in a whisper”
1 Samuel 3:1-20 ~ Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 ~ John 1:43-51 “Find a voice in a whisper.” When I was ten years old one of my best friends was a girl...
View ArticleAbout those mentors . . .
As a model of incarnational discipleship, which is supported by both our scriptural tradition and social science research, mentoring allows adult members of the congregation to live more fully into...
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