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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
December 8, 2017 by Jane Gerdsen
Sharing Life Together: Southern Ohio Episcopal Service Corps
Every Thursday night a group of very different people gather around a table and share a bit of life together. They take turns cooking, setting the table, and inviting God’s presence into their midst. As they talk, laugh, share stories week after week, they are changed. Each of these young people is a member of […]Archives
December 8, 2017 by Praxis
Sacrament, Story and Sacred Land: An Episcopal Pilgrimage in Israel by Jason Oden
Sacred journeys bring transformation. We return home indelibly affected by the experiences of the journey. After I returned home from my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I experienced Scripture in an entirely new way. While I was traveling the land of the Bible, walking past the valley of Gehinnom (Hell), exploring the maze-like alleys […]Archives
December 8, 2017 by Jane Gerdsen
Young Adult Gathering 2017: Kindle a Hope
“The movement of the Spirit of God in the hearts of men and women often calls them to act against the spirit of their times or causes them to anticipate a spirit which is yet in the making. In a moment of dedication they are given wisdom and courage to dare a deed that challenges […]Archives
May 10, 2017 by Jane Gerdsen
Campus Ministry Grants 2017
The Campus Ministry community is preparing to allocate its budget, with many thoughts of thanksgiving directed at Diocesan Convention, which supports our work. We use a collaborative process to allocate the funds. To apply for a grant, please fill out the attached form and return it and all supplementary materials by June 30th to: The Reverend […]Archives
October 27, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
Praxis School of Mission: Our Newest Experiment
We are officially announcing our newest experiment! We are inviting you to join us in what we are calling Praxis School of Mission. The idea for this emerged during our pilgrimage to England last year as we noticed a series of learning hubs spring up around England to explore fresh expressions of church. We were […]Archives
June 7, 2016 by Jed Dearing
A Whisper of Something Else
By Anna Berger No one in the world knows you’re here, Atop this ridge with your rose-flushed face and the dirt smudges up and down your faintly aching legs, you are alone. But God is no one because God is the One and the world is God’s and there’s a whisper of something else in […]Archives
May 3, 2016 by Aaron Wright
The Real Reason We Are Here
There was still a lot to do when I woke up early that rainy gray Saturday morning in March. In just a couple of hours I was to be at Gabriel’s Place setting up for a potluck and conversation with gardeners, farmers and foodies to connect and share our passion of growing, sharing and eating […]Archives
April 3, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen