A New Way Forward

Dear Blog Readers,

I had a brainstorm the other day, and so I am going to be trying something new. I realized I was frequently posting a lot of links from the same sites. Rather than continuing that I am going to offer a list below of my favorite Church/Ministry related news sites and blogs. Then going forward, I will still post resources that I think would be particularly useful to you all in your ministry. I also hope that the blog will become more of a forum for conversation and a place to offer some reflections on life, ministry and the Church. 

As always I welcome your feedback. Thank you!

Blessings,

Molly

As promised, here is my list of favorite news sources and blogs:

NEWS 
If you want to keep up with what is happening in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, I highly recommend subscribing to email alerts or following any (or all!) of the following organizations on Social Media:

http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/
The news service of The Episcopal Church. A great source of churchwide happenings, particularly around large events like General Convention. They also are good about publicizing grant opportunities.

http://www.anglicannews.org/
A great way to find out what is happening with our brothers and sisters around the Anglican Communion and to know when the Archbishop of Canterbury speaks publicly on a topic. 

http://www.religionnews.com/ 
A resource to help us stay current on religion more broadly - ecumenical and interfaith.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/religion/
Another broad, ecumenical and interfaith resource that can be closer to a blog (more reflections and opinion pieces). 

http://episcopalcafe.com/ 
Part news and part blog this is a great collection of news items, sermons and reflections from around The Episcopal Church. For instance, when the current crisis started unfolding at GTS, Episcopal Cafe had the most up to date information. 



BLOGS

At present these are my favorite blogs to go to hear reactions to churchwide events, such as a new TREC letter or the questions on the GOEs.

These two blogs are from priest I have been privileged to work with (in the past and currently) in CT. I respect them as colleagues and priests, and I appreciate their wisdom and insights. Even if we don't agree on everything!

http://theyoungcurmudgeonpriest.blogspot.com/
http://thesubdeansstall.org/




I am on the Board of The Young Clergy Women Project, and while as our name suggests, we are particularly focused on the ministry of young women, our Magazine (blog), Fidelia's Sisters has many pieces and resources that would be applicable to all of us in ministry.

http://youngclergywomen.org/blog/
 
If, like me, you are a fan of Lent Maddness, then the names Scott Gunn and Tim Schneck will be familiar to you. They each maintain blogs and often have timely and insightful reflections on the Church and ministry, in addition to Lent Maddness fun!

http://www.sevenwholedays.org/
http://clergyconfidential.blogspot.com/

If you want a sometimes snarky, but equally insightful reflection on life in the Episcopal Church, I recommend reading the blog of Tom Ferguson, Dean of Bexley Hall who blogs at: http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/

Another blog I enjoy reading because it contains a mix of Scripture reflections and reflections on broader themes/events in The Episcopal Church is that of Evan Garner, a priest and deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Alabama. I have been following Evan's blog for over a year and enjoy what he has to say. His blog is: http://evandgarner.blogspot.com/

Finally, if you want something a bit broader on religion more generally, I recommend CNN's belief blog. CT's Danielle Tumminio Hansen (who is on the COM) has been featured on it.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/

Those are my favorites for now. I will add more as I find them, and I look forward to hearing some of yours!