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Dec
16

Episcopalians, Here’s Your TREC Report Summary

This week in the Episcopal blogosphere, many posts are being written in response to the TREC report. I’m probably
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Nov
13
Faith/Farm/Food Network Begins to Hatch

Faith/Farm/Food Network Begins to Hatch

When a chick is ready to enter the world, the first thing it has to do is break the shell
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Nov
02

A Million Dollars + The Internet = Episcopal Renewal

This post is a response to the latest Acts 8 Moment BLOGFORCE challenge: “If you had a million dollars to
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Sep
15
Two Steps toward Denominational Renewal – An Open Letter to TREC

Two Steps toward Denominational Renewal – An Open Letter to TREC

This post has a backstory. In response to the recent Letter from TREC, I wrote a post in response to
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Sep
12
They Re-Imagined Church

They Re-Imagined Church

Do you wonder what will happen if your church can’t manage to keep its building? Here’s a great
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Sep
10
Google Trends: “God” soon to be more popular than “church”

Google Trends: “God” soon to be more popular than “church”

I didn’t know what I would find when I asked Google how often people searched for the word “church”
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Sep
08
The Governance System is not the Church

The Governance System is not the Church

One of the more brilliant and memorable moments of General Convention 2012 was the approval of the resolution authorizing the
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Aug
01
Next America 13: Social Security Is Okay?

Next America 13: Social Security Is Okay?

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
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Jul
26
Next America 12: Thank God for the Church’s Economy

Next America 12: Thank God for the Church’s Economy

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
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Jul
17
Next America 11: Aging happens? Maybe not.

Next America 11: Aging happens? Maybe not.

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
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