April 2014 archives
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April 29, 2014 by Praxis
The Ministerium of Ideas
What do our faith communities need to learn about in order to better serve the world around us? On Wednesday, April 23rd, twenty-one clergy and lay leaders from Columbus met to try to answer that question. We were a diverse group, including Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Reconstructionist Jews, Unitarian Universalists, Buddhist Christians, and progressive […]Archives
April 25, 2014 by Jane Gerdsen
Taking the Church into the Streets
Our friend, Jason Evans, Missioner in the Diocese of Washington DC wrote a great post this week about how to take the church out into the streets. He shared our Flash Compline movement as one example! You can read the whole article here! Ashes-to-Go is a movement that has spread across North America in which […]Archives
April 25, 2014 by Praxis
On Lydia, Meager Beginnings, and Folllowing Christ
by Hilary Wolkan, Floral House Resident 2014 I’ve been thinking a lot about Lydia lately, her background, and the hospitality she offered to Paul on his journey. It all started with a tangent about murex shells. You see, I didn’t start my life in the non-profit sector. My passion consisted of Roman archaeology. Most of […]Archives
April 25, 2014 by Praxis
Hilary Wolkan’s Reflection Lent: Creativity As Spiritual Practice
By Hilary Wolkan, Floral House Resident 2014 I don’t have a long history of observing Lent. Having been raised in an atheist household, my experience with Lenten promises consisted of watching my Christian friends routinely give up something—sweets, soda, swearing—and likewise routinely fail, year after year. The idea that was presented to me was that […]Archives
April 24, 2014 by Praxis
The Art of Hosting and the Questions that Shape Us
In March, a warm and loving community of hope gathered at the Procter Camp and Conference Center to take part in an Art of Hosting training led by Tom Brackett. During a truly joyous week we learned to ask powerful questions and embrace the hope that we were feeling for our ministries. The following videos […]Archives
April 23, 2014 by Aaron Klinefelter
Praxis Podcast – Introduction to Embodied Spiritual Practice
Listen here. DG, Andrea, and Aaron introduce a new theme for a series of podcasts on embodied spiritual practice. What does it look like to live our spiritual practice in our bodies? We’ll talk with practitioners of yoga, personal trainers, massage therapists, and others about how they live and incarnate spiritual practice in their lives. […]Archives
April 22, 2014 by Aaron Klinefelter
Singleness and the Church
{Listen here} Brianna, Andrea, Paul, and Aaron talk about singleness and the church. We used this article as a launching point: Are Single People the Lepers of Today’s Church? In an age of rising singlehood, many churches are still focused on being family ministry centers. by Gina Dalfonzo Floral House Intentional Community A Social Experiment: Communes […]Archives
April 19, 2014 by Aaron Klinefelter
Introducing the Praxis Podcast, a podcast for practitioners by practitioners who live and practice the Way of Jesus. In this week’s episode Brianna Kelly, Andrea Bardelmeier, DG Hollums & Aaron Klinefelter sit down for a roundtable meta-conversation about their hopes and dreams for the Praxis Podcast as we relaunch. Episode Audio: Praxis Podcast Roundtable Conversation 4-9-14 Original Post on […]
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April 19, 2014 by Praxis