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 […]
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I stood outside in the vacant abandoned lot at the corner of Central Ave and West Broad, where St. John’s Franklinton hosts Street Church. As worship was about to begin a congregant doubled over in pain, and had trouble standing in the circle, even with her walker. At this time, two of our street church […]
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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 […]
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Join us April 9th from 1-4 pm for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and planning for the future. 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 understanding of Praxis Communities. We will be meeting […]
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Sing to the Lord a New Song! A Reflection on the Province V Gathering in Chicago
I have heard it said many times in many different places that adults have forgotten how to play. Somewhere in between recess in elementary school and adulthood we have forgotten how to play and we are in desperate need to rediscover play. Perhaps they are right. Perhaps we have. We put down our dodge balls […]
They say every preacher only has one sermon. I think my sermon is that God is always doing a new thing. At all times and places God is out ahead of us bringing forth something new. It is this belief that led me to explore fresh expressions of church and to begin Praxis Communities. I […]
This past April, Praxis Communities and the Diocese of Southern Ohio were thrilled to host Ben Norton, a fresh expressions pioneer minister from the Church of England. We had a terrific time getting to know Ben and learning from him and sharing some of our communities and experiments with him. He has written a blog […]
There’s an etch-a-sketch mounted on the wall of a Columbus coffee shop, with a carefully etched picture of leaves and flowers, and the words “Give Play a Chance.” I took a picture of it and texted it to Jane Gerdsen, Jed Dearing, and Aaron Wright, my co-collaborators in the Play Conference that took place at […]
This piece from Doug Bursch on Parse speaks powerfully to the need for assembly even as we explore fresh expressions of church. You can read the full article by clicking here. I have no doubt that Donald Miller has been able to find a more pleasurable way of living out his faith. It is certainly easier to give […]
