Parish News

The fans are humming, the bulletin is thinner, and half the choir is somewhere on a beach. Welcome to the Green Season — the long stretch after Pentecost when the parish doesn't pause so much as it scatters. Our June 5 reflection, "Vestry Work Doesn't Take the Summer Off," mad...

Two weeks ago, we wrote about building a simple summer prayer habit — the personal kind, the kind you can pray in a beach chair or a minivan. This week, the Spirit pushes us from my prayer life into ours. Pentecost has a way of doing that. The wind blows the doors open, and su...

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the wonderful disruption of vacations, camp weeks, lazy mornings, and travel. But as our routines shift, our spiritual lives don't have to go on pause. In fact, the slower, more open days of summer can become an unexpected gift — an inv...

A theological reflection for anyone carrying grief this Eastertide

Healthy Churches Run on More Than Inspiration — Here's What Else They Need Every congregation has a vision. A sense of calling, a feeling in the pews on a good Sunday morning, a story about who we are and what God is doing among us. Vision matters — but if you've ever watched ...