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Status Update: Massachusetts Council of Churches
(These are my Director’s Report notes from the Massachusetts Council of Churches Annual Meeting “Christian Unity in the Digital Age” on Saturday April 28, 2012) It is good to be with you today. I give...
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Election Day Communion: Social Media & Christian Unity
A nationwide witness to Christian unity during a season of political division began not by councils of churches or denominations, but 2 Mennonite pastors and a lay Episcopalian in a swing state....
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7 Words: Facebook Pages and Defining your ‘Voice’
Old South Church in Boston‘s Facebook page includes the usual updates on their shared life. But a creative, participatory project caught my eye. Borrowing from The Christian Century article “The Gospel...
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Quick and Dirty: Ash Wednesday
This morning before work, I joined our pastor and another parishioner from Hope Central Church to offer the imposition of ashes at our local subway station. It is an awkward thing to stand on a street...
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Being Re-formed: A sermon on Jeremiah 18
First Congregational Church of West Tisbury Sunday Sept 8, 2013 Jeremiah 18:1-11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2“Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my...
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Teaching Twitter skeptics, a template
Today was an experiment that seemed to mostly work. I often teach “Intro to Social Media” workshops in Church settings. Today, with the Louisiana Interchurch Council Board, I experimented with teaching...
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Holy Inheritance: A Sermon on Mark 10: 17-33
Holy Inheritance: A Sermon on Mark 10:17-33 Sunday October 11, 2015 Bethlehem Covenant Church, Worcester MA (Preacher’s note: This sermon was also an experiment in crowd-sourcing stories from friends...
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“An intense religious experience, the exact nature of which is uncertain.”
All Saints, Brookline Transfiguration Sunday, February 7, 2015 Luke 9:28-36, (37-43) Let us pray: May we see. Amen. Sometimes, truth lurks in the footnotes. There, beneath the Gospel text, in The...
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“Is it possible to build something bold rather than shrink what we have?”
“Is it possible to build something bold rather than shrink what we have?” The two institutions I love the most are: Church and Newspaper (Museums and Baseball are 3 & 4, respectively). I believe...
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I believe, deep in my bones, that it is possible to do excellent ministry and keep a sane pace. But it takes intention and awareness, and the ability to notice where we are focusing our efforts and...
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