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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
December 30, 2014 by Jane Gerdsen
Advent Magic and Beer, Hymns, and Firelight
Our first Northside Abbey gathering was called Advent Magic and was a beautiful evening of contemplation, poetry, experiential music, art, and stories to celebrate the season of Advent. Here are some photos to give you a taste of the evening: This weekend we will co-host a special Beer, Hymns, and Firelight with All Who […]Archives
August 30, 2014 by Jane Gerdsen
Praxis Leaders Gathering 2014
Join us for a day of conversation, reflection, encouragement and good food (of course!). We will meet at Tikkun Farm, an emerging praxis community in Cincinnati. This is a gathering of our creative partners – so we look forward to deeper conversation and sharing about your communities, experiments, and insights as we deepen our own […]Archives
June 13, 2014 by Karl Stevens
Learning to Be a New Kind of Artist: A Week at the “Art as a Spiritual Connection” Summer Camp
We’re sitting in the sanctuary of All Saints Church, in a circle of dim light. It’s morning and we’ve finished doing yoga and put the mats away, and now Fabricia is talking. There is a theme for this first day, as there will be for most of the days of the camp – connection and […]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
March 22, 2014 by Jane Gerdsen
Changing the Landscape
While we were at the Art of Hosting training this week, we discussed how small communities of practice can help shape not only the church but the very landscape of the world we live in. Where are you joining in this work?Archives
March 6, 2014 by Praxis
An Urban Parson: Part 1, an officeless office…
My seminary building is a lot like many parishes… It is on a Main Street, literally, but situated in a way that no one would ever naturally try to enter it. When it comes to having any actual relationship with the reality of the community it is not ever going to happen by people naturally […]Archives
February 6, 2014 by Praxis
Art of Hosting and Mission Training Workshop: March 19-22
Many of our current challenges can’t be solved with the methods or mindsets of the past. The Art of Hosting gives us the leadership training and tools we need to try new approaches, engage the creative intelligence of all stakeholders, and build the trust and connections that will move us forward. This training will convene […]Archives
October 25, 2013 by Jane Gerdsen