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April 6, 2016 by Jed Dearing
Path Finders in the UK
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 […]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
April 3, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
Pilgrim Path: A Fresh Expressions Pilgrimage
In February, a group of us traveled to England to explore fresh expressions of church and learn from some of the innovative leaders and pioneers of the fresh expressions movement. We set out as pilgrims. We were not simply travelers. We were not wandering, although the path sometimes led us to unexpected places. We were […]Archives
March 24, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
Praxis Leaders Gathering + Campus Ministers Gathering
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 […]Archives
August 11, 2015 by Aaron Wright
The Theology of Play D&D Edition – a reflection by Carl Fosnaugh IV
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 […]Archives
August 10, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
A New Thing
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 […]Archives
August 4, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
Lost in Translation: A Reflection by Pioneer Minister Ben Norton
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 […]Archives
April 29, 2015 by Karl Stevens
Give Play a Chance: A Reflection on the Play Conference
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 […]Archives
February 12, 2014 by Praxis