The Rt. Rev. Susan Brown Snook, fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, preached this sermon during the convention eucharist at the 46th Annual Diocesan Convention that took […]

Taken from the Healthy Churches Handbook, by Robert Warren, this list identifies common characteristics of healthy churches. 1. Energized by faith rather than just keeping things going or trying to survive […]

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.”  ~ II Corinthians 5:18 This workshop will help you understand . […]

Engage with the author at this special event! The Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund, author of Blessed are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health, Family and the Church […]

Small churches, those with an average Sunday attendance of 30 or fewer people, are welcome to attend this casual get-together. We will share best practices, and compare notes as we […]

In June I wrote about revitalizing congregations and the normal process of birth, growth, and death in faith communities. In this piece, I’d like to offer some perspective about the […]

I had a fascinating and provocative meeting with representatives of the Church Pension Fund last week.  The purpose was to keep dioceses updated about current realities across The Episcopal Church.  […]

Module III: Building Holy Rituals & Spaces: Liturgical Action & Creating Sacred Environments This is part of a series of 3 commuter core training modules. Modules may be attended in […]

Module II: Engaging God’s Playful Word: Parables & Honoring the Spirituality of the Child This is part of a series of three commuter core training modules. Modules may be attended […]

The good news of Advent is that if we wait, while we wait, in the waiting, God comes. The word Advent means “coming.” It is a time to slow down, […]