Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We write to introduce and invite you to share in a creative, expressive and deeply faithful liturgical offering for the season we find ourselves …
Formation
Diocese of North Carolina Receives $996,000 Lilly Endowment Grant for Clergy Support
By Diocesan House The Diocese of North Carolina has received a nearly $1 million grant to help establish Reimagining Curacies, a program designed to form newly ordained clergy into community-conscious …
Episcopalians Invented Christmas?
By The Rev. Donald Lowery Do you ever wonder how the modern Christmas celebration became so commercialized? When did gift giving and the frantic shopping that precedes it come to …
Advent: A Season of Real Joy
By The Rev. Dr. Hector Sintim Another season of Advent is upon us, which can be the coming of someone or something extremely special. It is a season of expectation …
Not Giving up in Lent
By Canon Rhonda Mawhood Lee “What are you giving up for Lent?” That’s a common question in the couple of months before Easter. Even people who rarely attend church may …
Disciple: Think Different: Lenten Foundations
By Christine McTaggart Many consider Lent to be a time of sacrifice, as sweets and caffeine are given up for the duration of the season or old habits are kicked …
Disciple: Ordinary Time, Growing Time
By the Rev. Canon Rhonda M. Lee “Purple is for preparation, white is for celebrationGreen is for the growing time, red is for Pentecost…” – “The Liturgical Colors Song” by …
Disciple: Listening Without Prejudice
St. John’s, Wake Forest, teaches kids the art of compassionate conversation By Christine McTaggart A feeling of being unheard. A quickness to anger. A building frustration. At first glance, it …
Disciple: Mission Endowment Spotlight: Answered Prayers in the Mission Field
A fledgling ministry at Winston-Salem State University spreads its wings By Summerlee Walter The Rev. James Franklin had been praying hard for a little help. Franklin, who is the Winston-Salem …
Disciple: The Resurrection and the Jesus Movement
By the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman Easter is, in a profound way, the beginning of the Jesus Movement. The dimensions of Jesus’ life — his teachings, his proclamation of the …
Disciple: A Feast of Epiphanies
By the Rev. Canon David Sellery Where is the child who was born king of the Jews? For we have observed his star at its rising….when they saw that …
Disciple: YEAH: Young Episcopal Adult Hubs
A new take on building a network of young adults By Summerlee Walter For at least the past decade, the common wisdom surrounding young adults and the local church has …
