November 2013 archives
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November 29, 2013 by Karl Stevens
Alternative Economics in the Episcopal Church: What the Church Should Know
The last installment in our three part series about Alternative Economics in the Episcopal Church. Our collection of farmers, bike repair people, and fair trade advocates critique the church and envision new directions for the faith.Archives
November 27, 2013 by Aaron Klinefelter
CANA Initiative
Last week I was in Washington DC at the National Cathedral for the “opening ceremonies” (as Doug Pagitt put it) of the CANA Initiative. It was a gathering of some of the best and the brightest in emergence, progressive, convergent Christianity. As Stephanie Spellers articulated on Thursday, “CANA is a collective of Christian leaders, organizations and networks […]Archives
November 25, 2013 by Praxis
Advent Compline
“Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep.” A movement to re-discover one of the church’s ancient prayer services. Compline is a short service of night prayers said at the end of the day that are contemplative and peaceful. Join […]Archives
November 22, 2013 by Jane Gerdsen
Communion on the Street
Here is a beautiful video created by two talented filmmakers, Matthew and Elisa Leahy of Noonday Films and members of the Franklinton intentional community in Columbus. St. John’s Episcopal Church hosts street church every Sunday at 1 pm in a parking lot in Franklinton. It is perhaps one of the best examples of what a […]Archives
November 22, 2013 by Jane Gerdsen
What happens when a priest, a scholar, and a bishop walk into a bar?
Most Wednesday nights at our local pub are pretty slow. I know because I spent a year sitting with a handful of friends doing pub theology there each Wednesday night. But a couple of weeks ago, there were more than 100 people who came to be part of a conversation on rainy Wednesday night. They […]Archives
November 21, 2013 by Karl Stevens
Episode 40: Music that Makes Community
Both Karl and Laurie are bored with worship as is, and are looking for ways to reinvigorate church and to make it more truly collaborative. This week they turn to Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s paperless music efforts and consider what it would mean for our churches to take the emphasis off of music performance and […]Archives
November 18, 2013 by Praxis
This One Is For All You Doctor Who Fans
Matt Rawle, a United Methodist Pastor from Louisiana, spent four weeks explicating the theology of Doctor Who, and got to speak about it at a 50th anniversary celebration in England. Here’s what he had to say: For four glorious weeks we hosted a Doctor Who sermon series, which used Doctor Who as the lens through […]Archives
November 18, 2013 by Aaron Klinefelter
Bible Study Question of the Week: When Have You Helped Make God’s Mission Real in Your Neighborhood?
Andrea, Jane, and Karl got together and wrote 40 Bible study questions for diocesan convention. Then we recorded people answering those questions. We’ll post one every week, and we invite you to submit your own answers, either in the comments section below, or by posting a video to YouTube and then e-mailing the video’s url […]Archives
November 16, 2013 by Praxis