Like many pastors, I meet weekly with an ecumenical group of colleagues for lectionary study. This is not the first wonderful group of this kind in my years of ministry; I’ve been fortunate to participate in three of these. This group meets on Tuesday mornings at 8:30, rotating our gatherings between our different church buildings. [...]
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Pastor’s Lectionary Study Group
Posted in Friendship, Lectio Divina, Lectionary, Religion, Religious Community, Urban Church, community, tagged Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Compton Heights Christian Church, Religion on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contemplative Ministry?
Posted in Contemplative, Lectio Divina, Prayer, Religion, Religious Community, Spiritual, progressive church on October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Lately I find myself in a new (for me) depth of prayer. It is a kind of prayer that at some moments seems to draw me closer to people, yet at other times draws me apart and into myself. Even in those ‘apart’ times, when I am less interactive with people, I feel connected and [...]
“Praying My Clothes”
Posted in Divine Hours, Lectio Divina, Mental Illness, Prayer, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, St. Louis City, Urban Church, community, progressive church, women on June 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The congregation I pastor is located on a busy street, South Grand in the city. We have a food pantry, clothing room, health services, and employment counseling and emergency services. Many people come each weekday for some kind of care. A number of these are people living on the streets with untreated mental [...]
