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Disciple: Stepping Away
A Lenten Meditation By Jenny Beaumont Lent is almost here—a time of reflection and an invitation to deepen our spiritual lives. We are encouraged to step away, set aside time to …
Diocese of North Carolina Announces $1.25 Million Grant to Help Congregations Cultivate Intergenerational Worship and Formation
October 10, 2024 The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip congregational leaders with the imagination, connections, skills and resources they …
Disciple: Blessed to Share the Gospel
Participants in the Lay Preaching Training Initiative reflect on their journeys thus far In April 2021, the Diocese of North Carolina was named one of six dioceses to participate in the Lay …
Disciple: Discerning Faithfully
By the Rev. Nathan Kirkpatrick His was an increasingly urgent question. His parents lived eight states and a three-hour flight away, and their health was declining. As an only child, …
Disciple: Reimagining Curacies Completes its Pilot Cohort
Lessons learned from reimagining along the way* By Christine McTaggart and the Rev. Nathan Kirkpatrick It seems like only yesterday the Diocese of North Carolina shared the news that it was …
Disciple: Giving a Voice to God’s People
The Lay Preacher Training Initiative begins its second cohort By Jenny Beaumont The ministry of lay people is vital as people respond to their baptismal vows and God’s call in their …
Disciple: Mission Endowment Spotlight: Growing into Community
Johnson Service Corps expands By Summerlee Walter In 1998, Margaret Johnson, a long-time member of Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, passed away, leaving her entire estate to the …
Disciple: Unusual Eucharists
By Christine McTaggart God is everywhere. It’s a lesson we’re taught at an early age, but in a day and age in which virtually every moment is scheduled, blocked out, …
Disciple: The Lost Generation
Resurrecting formation within the family By The Rev. Robert Black “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and …
Disciple: Disciplining the Body for the Soul
Thoughts on Lent By The Rev. Steve Rice The Rev. Steve Rice, rector at St. Timothy’s, Winston-Salem, shares his insights into the traditional Lenten practices of fasting, abstinence and observing …
Disciple: VBS? Not Exactly
Experiments in children’s and youth ministry By Summerlee Walter Christian churches across denominations have long engaged in the same familiar summer ritual: VBS. Vacation Bible School. Beloved by some, dreaded …
