Recognizing, Welcoming and Extending
Appropriate and Helpful Hospitality to Those who are our Guests. Different Elements of Greeting Include: Recognizing and acknowledging visitors. An appropriate and interested welcome. Clearly stated boundaries and worship norms. … [Read more...]
Gather, Transform and Send
One way of describing the primary task, the unique purpose and work of a congregation is to gather those called by God into Christ’s body, the Church, a community of transformation of mind, heart and action, and to send these same into the world to … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Rt. Rev. Gretchen M. Rehberg College for Congregational Development Graduate and Trainer
On March 18, 2017, retiring Bishop Jim Waggoner handed over his crozier (a shepherd’s staff, symbolic of the office of bishop) to the Rt. Rev. Gretchen M. Rehberg during the service at St. John's Cathedral in Spokane. Bishop Rehberg is the ninth … [Read more...]
The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
The College for Congregational Development: The College is an intensive seven-day, six-night training program for lay and clergy leaders offered over two summers. We seek to develop healthy, faithful, sustainable congregations able to fulfill their … [Read more...]
A Sign to be Seen
This was the day when I had the sense that this crazy idea just might work. One morning after our new triptych (a sign with three chalkboard panels) was up, a mother was writing a prayer for the people of Syria. Her young daughter asked her to … [Read more...]
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