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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
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 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
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 31, 2016 by Jed Dearing
Let’s Grow A Garden!
The Near East House, the newest Praxis intentional community, partnered in the Woodland Park neighborhood with St. Philip’s Columbus, is the proud recipient of a 2016 Young Adult United Thank Offering Grant to start a new community garden. The Woodland Park Community Garden purposes to serve the residents of the neighborhood, both by (1) being […]Archives
November 24, 2015 by Praxis
Living in Community at Confluence House
by Katie Guy It has been a new experience to live with a group of people and to have the specific intentionality that we have living together. At the beginning of our service year we came up with a Rule of Life that organized our intentions for the year. I’ve always been someone that appreciated […]Archives
August 7, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
Praxis Leaders Gathering 2015
Join us September 19th for a day of conversation, reflection, encouragement and good food (of course!). We will meet at the Near East House, an emerging praxis community in Columbus. This is a gathering of our creative partners – so we look forward to deeper conversation and sharing about your communities, experiments, and insights as […]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 27, 2015 by Aaron Wright