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April 24, 2018 by Jane Gerdsen
Nuestra Familia – Growing a New Community of Faith by Maggie Foote
Maggie Foote, shares her experience of growing a new community of faith in Forest Park and the wonder of inviting people to co-create a community walking in the way of Jesus and the questions that emerge through the process. Recently, I went to the Christian bookstore around the corner from the Latino Ministry Center to […]Archives
April 3, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
What We Learned on our UK Pilgrimage
Several of us traveled to England in February, 2016. While we are each reflecting in our own words what this experience meant to us and how it might be integrated back into our lives and ministry, we wanted to share some of the themes and most important learnings in one place. So here are the […]Archives
September 4, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
Joseph Kovitch: 21st Century Street Preacher
The Rev. Joseph Kovitch, serves as priest in charge to St. Matthew’s Westerville and has had a vision of helping an inherited church slowly transform itself into a Praxis Community – realizing that being the church means you can follow Jesus, love your neighbors, share in spiritual practices, and pay attention to what God is […]Archives
May 29, 2015 by Aaron Wright
Triangle: Faith, Family and Friends
I nearly froze when she said we were going to watch “The Antwone Fischer Story.” I thought to myself, “The f@!* I am! I already watched that, lived that, and it’s not worth repeating.” As Mary Laymon, our facilitator, would go on to explain, my anxiety was high and I felt out of control because […]Archives
May 22, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
Night Prayer in Northside: A Reflection from Brianna Kelly
On Tuesday evenings during Eastertide, a handful of folks have been meeting at a park on the busiest intersection in Northside for a brief gathering called Night Prayer in Northside. Earlier this year, I fell in love with the “Litany of Intercession in the Night” from Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book while on a retreat. What […]Archives
November 21, 2014 by Karl Stevens
What is Church?
Jane and I were asked to present a talk at Deacon’s School, on the subject “What is Church?” Below you will find the Prezi we created to help us lead the discussion.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 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
February 21, 2014 by Karl Stevens