The Cost of Inclusion
There is a hymn that is often sung in churches entitled “All Are Welcome,” and in the fourth verse there is a line that goes: Here the outcast and the […]
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Not So Silent: Christmas Worship with Children
Dearest church people, Get ready. In two days it’ll be Christmas Eve. Your congregation will welcome people in for one of the biggest nights of the year. You may be […]
All Inclusive (a top ten list)
So often in ministry we preach the sermons we need to hear just as much as our congregations need to hear them. That was certainly true of this top ten […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Running Down the Aisles Edition
Dear Askie, Recently, our church has seen an increase in young children attending worship. Now, I love children very much, and I know that young families are a wonderful addition […]
A View From the Pew
I am a newcomer. That is an identity that I haven’t worn in 18 years. But as a newly-staying-at-home mom who also happens to be an Episcopal priest, a priest […]
Safety Pins and Masking Tape
by Stacey Midge Ten minutes to show time, and the pews are filled with guests. Soft, unobtrusive music flows from the organ pipes, muffling voices and the footfalls of last-minute […]
Ministry of Presence…
by Mihee Kim-Kort (This article was originally published as a blog post at Mihee's blog: First Day Walking on April 24, 2010) As I prepare for work/worship on Sunday, I […]
Holy Housework
The work of Lent is something of a spiritual house-cleaning: whether it involves organizing a back closet, bringing out and discarding things that need to go, adding something beautiful to […]
