What needs to die in the Church and other reflections on Ministry, Religion in the Headlines, Parenting, and another ecumenical council?

Here are some items from around the internet that might be of interest . . .

 

Anglican/Episcopal Items

Crusty Old Dean: General Convention Preview: Days of Future Past

St. John’s Flies its Flag | The Living Church

Daily Episcopalian

 

 

Reflections on Church and Ministry

 Nine Secrets Your Pastor’s Wife Wishes You Knew – Shattered Magazine

 Brandon Mouser :: 7.5 | something beautiful

Reclaiming the Feast of The Ascension | Inwardly Digest

Pentecost Scripture in Multiple Languages - Acts …: http://youtu.be/yHMYeXWqoc0 - Google Search

 The Most Common Factor in Declining Churches - ThomRainer.com

What Should a Minister Be Good At? | Trusted consultants for your congregation

10 Poverty Myths, Busted | Mother Jones

From the Lectionary: An Open Letter to Jesus on this Whole Ascension Business

Tired and Pregnant in the Hill Country | A Red State Mystic

Numbers and Religious Liberty

Church-State Clash in China Coalesces Around a Toppled Spire - NYTimes.com

Sports vs. Church | Family Discipleship Path

Unsolicited Leadership Advice | The Living Church

Dirty Sexy Ministry: What Needs to Die in the Church

The Young Curmudgeon Priest: What Else Needs to Die in the Church

Caring and need meet in Millinocket | NNE

Creating Tension is a Pastoral Skill - NEXT Church

 

 

Religion in the Headlines 

Seek and Ye Shall Find a Hottie - NYTimes.com

In Sweden, human darkness is confronted by the arts not the church | Giles Fraser | Commentisfree | The Guardian

Re:Thinking A Public Faith - Home

 This Is The Most Spiritual Place In Your Home State
ORTHODOX-VATICAN Bartholomew: With Francis, we invite all Christians to celebrate the first synod of Nicaea in 2025 - Asia News
Pope Francis And Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Announce United Gathering In 2025 
Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death row in Sudan | World | The Guardian

 

Parenting and Ministry with Young People

My daughter's Moral Monday field trip | The Christian Century

What Novelist John Green Teaches the Church about “Reaching” Young People | MaryAnn McKibben Dana

Some Reflections on Pregnancy, Touch, and Consent | Courtney McKinney-WhitakerCourtney McKinney-Whitaker
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning - gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News

 Top 100 Mighty Girl Picture Books - Best Of | A Mighty Girl

What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades - NYTimes.com

 

Work/Life Balance

Aligning Talents With Dreams: Toward Clarity | The High Calling

 Why You Hate Work - NYTimes.com

Preaching (some links posted in a clergy group of which I am a part in response to a question of which preacher's people listen to for inspiration)

Sermon preached as part of the 'What I want to say now' series (25 May 2014) by the Right Reverend C

Languages of Preaching | Seminary of the Southwest

Sermons I listen to | Theologybird Writes

Saint Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith » Sermons

The Revd Dr Sam Wells | St Martin-in-the-Fields | Trafalgar Square, concerts in London

Sermons, Preaching and Christian Community | Welcome to Day1

A Peculiar Prophet | The Blog of Will Willimon

Pastor Heather's Sermons

Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ - Home

 

Inspiration 

5 Quotes to Inspire the Optimistic Entrepreneur in You | Entrepreneur.com

Science and Faith

Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices - Webinars - Engaging Science, Technology, & Faith

Ecumenical roundtable on science, technology, and the church

Vacation/Sabbath/Balance

VACATION/SABBATH/BALANCE

Do Us a Favor, Take a Vacation

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_21/b4035088.htm

Alpha Dads: Men Get Serious About Work-Life Balance - Businessweek

http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-30/alpha-dads-men-get-serious-about-work-life-balance

Alban - How Do Clergy Observe Sabbath?

http://www.alban.org/conversation.aspx?id=10238

Redefining a Successful Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/your-money/a-call-for-a-movement-to-redefine-the-successful-life.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Cycle of Scarcity

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/escaping-the-cycle-of-scarcity/?hp&_r=1

Burnout

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/nyregion/02burnout.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Dear Church, 11 signs you’re burning out your staff. - Stuff Christians Like

http://stuffchristianslike.net/2013/11/13/dear-church-11-signs-youre-burning-staff/

75 Years In The Making: Harvard Just Released Its Epic Study On What Men Need To Live A Happy Life  http://www.feelguide.com/2013/04/29/75-years-in-th-making-harvard-just-released-its-epic-study-on-what-men-require-to-live-a-happy-life/

Taking Breaks--You’re Doing It Wrong | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

http://www.fastcompany.com/3022906/leadership-now/taking-breaks-youre-doing-it-wrong

10 Ways to Rekindle Your Passion for Work

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/rekindle-work-passion/

Keep It Collared

http://www.keepitcollared.org/

5 reasons why you shouldn’t work too hard

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/02/21/5-things-you-get-from-working-too-hard/

Your 60-Hour Work Week is Not a Badge of Honour | Jeff Archibald

http://jeffarchibald.ca/60-hour-work-week-badge-honour/

Busyness is Not a Virtue : iDoneThis blog

http://blog.idonethis.com/post/45912361388/busyness-not-virtue

Why People Work For Rewards They’ll Never Get to Enjoy | Hazlitt

http://www.randomhouse.ca/hazlitt/blog/why-people-work-rewards-theyll-never-get-enjoy

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | The Accidental Missionary

http://theaccidentalmissionary.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/the-one-things-christians-should-stop-saying/

What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking and Sacred Space

http://99u.com/articles/6947/what-happened-to-downtime-the-extinction-of-deep-thinking-sacred-space

Brigid Schulte's Overwhelmed and our epidemic of busyness.  

 http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/03/brigid_schulte_s_overwhelmed_and_our_epidemic_of_busyness.html