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Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

TREC Letter to the Church, Discerning at Lambeth, the Motherhood penalty, Dating as a Priest and other reflections on ministry

TREC Letter and Responses
 
TREC issues a letter to The Episcopal Church suggesting changes
The Lead: TREC recommendations
 Just the Same, Only More So: TREC’s Letter to the Church, September 2014 | A Good and Joyful Thing
The Lead: Responses to TREC Letter
Less Programming, More Networking
Crusty Old Dean: Don't Wal-Mart My Church, Dude: The TREC Open Letter
 
Other items from around the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion 
Canon Kenneth Kearon elected as bishop of Limerick and Killaloe
Gaza hospital faces a future treating severe injuries, trauma
Christians facing more persecution
Ottawa church responds to graffiti with missional art

It’s time to vote for 2014 Episcopal Church Christmas card
Video: Archbishop of Canterbury on Christians in the Middle East
Archbishop of Canterbury joins multi-faith peace vigil for Iraq
The Lead: What a VTS student saw in Ferguson
The Lead: Food Insecurity
Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council communiqué
Anglicans turn to crowdfunding to tackle slavery, cancer
The Lead: ISIS Videos
Massachusetts Bishop Gayle Harris makes history in Welsh cathedral
"Women must be heard in Church and society" - Melanesia primate
In the News | The Union of Black Episcopalians - National
Liberia’s Cuttington University, diocese at epicenter of Ebola crisis
Same-Sex Covenant Ceremony Held In Historic Falls Church Chapel | Falls Church News-Press Online
Jump Into the Stream | The Living Church

 

Want to live at Lambeth Palace?: 
The Community of St Anselm | A year in God's time


Religion in the Headlines 
Witness Mecca's Dramatic Transformation Over The Past Century In Just 14 Photos
Oklahoma woman claims spaghetti strainer as religious headwear in license picture | KFOR.com
The World Religions Tree - Infographics • Наши разработки • Портфолио • Компания «Фанк і Консалтинг»
Cracks in the ‘stained-glass ceiling’: Women reach prominent pulpits | Religion News Service
God Hears the Cries of #Ferguson: A Burning Bush and a World on Fire
  
The Motherhood Penalty and other parenting items
The Motherhood Penalty vs. the Fatherhood Bonus - NYTimes.com
6 Things White Parents Can Do to Raise Racially Conscious Children — Everyday Feminism
Beverly Beckham: I was the sun and the kids were my planets. - South - The Boston Globe
A Grief Counselor on Talking to Young Children About Death | The Longest Shortest Time
Children and Death | RevGalBlogPals
 
Dating as a priest and other Reflections on Faith and Ministry  
The Lead: single and dating as a priest
Speaking to the Soul: A formula for forgiveness
Speaking to the Soul: Ready to Burst
Why Religious Studies Matters | Harvard Divinity School
Daily Episcopalian: Bible and Ecology
Tall, tattooed and forthright, can Nadia Bolz-Weber save evangelism? | Andrew Brown | Comment is free | The Guardian
The Lead: Finding the Sacred in Silence
The Young Curmudgeon Priest: More Catholic Than Rome: Acts 8 BLOGFORCE Challenge: Why Anglicanism?
Speaking to the Soul: Wasting Emotional Capital
Speaking to the Soul: Humility
7 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Going Into Ministry by Carey Nieuwhof - ChurchLeaders.com - Christian Leadership Blogs, Articles, Videos, How To's, and Free Resources
Audio downloads from the Bishop’s Bible Week 2014 | Down and Dromore
Bridging the gap between saying and doing | Round Maine with Bishop Lane
Speaking to the Soul
Courage Renewal
Speaking to the Soul
Daily Episcopalian
An Underground Railroad for Modern-Day Slaves by Jo Piazza — The Airship
Speaking to the Soul
The Church Is Dying, And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us | Roof Crashers and Hem Grabbers
Coverage for End-of-Life Talks Gaining Ground - NYTimes.com
Bishop Dan's Blog: 7th EPISTLE TO THE NEVADANS
PidginPost | Just another WordPress.com site
Speaking to the Soul
Rising Leadership Forum: Trajectory and Program | The Cranmer Institute
A Responsive Reading – Labor Sabbath
How to Snap Pastors Like Breadsticks | Charles Redfern

Worship Planning Calendar
Labor Day Present for you! Downloadable Planning Calendars with Sundays only 2014-2015 or 2015 Alone | Traci Smith
 
Continuing Education
The Daring Way Conference | Episcopal Diocese of Texas
The New England Deacon Network Biennial Conference | Summary | powered by RegOnline

Inspiration 
Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age | Talk Video | TED.com

 

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Desmond Tutu, Nigeria, Education Opportunities, Parenting, Children in Worship and other links . . .



Here are some more links from around the web this week, in no particular order . . .
 
Items from around the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion
 http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/05/05/mississippi-diocese-elects-brian-r-seage-as-bishop-coadjutor/
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/05/03/maryland-diocese-elects-heather-cook-as-bishop-suffragan/
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/05/05/former-new-hampshire-bishop-gene-robinson-and-partner-divorce/
 Public Affairs - From The PB
 
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/05/09/primates-unite-in-outrage-prayer-for-schoolgirls-kidnapped-in-nigeria/
BBC World Service - Outlook, Desmond Tutu: Family and Forgiveness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Awesomely Calls Out Religious Leaders Who Won't Ordain Women
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/05/08/2014-standing-committee-bulletin-day-1-2/
 2014 Anglican Communion Standing Committee bulletin day 3
Dr Rowan Williams lives below the line for Christian Aid 
Dr Rowan Williams: Redistributing power is crucial to tackle violence and poverty
All we like sheep...: The Church of England's Personality Test Disorder
 Archbishop Justin's sermon at service to mark 20 years of women…
 
 
Continuing and Adult Education Opportunities
 Anglican Catholic Society Moves Conference to Canada, Engages 21st Century Priestly Ministry | Society of Catholic Priests - North American Province
 Introducing the Book of Common Prayer with Tom Ferguson - YouTube
https://messages.yale.edu/messages/attachments/w3_107152_YMI_Summer_Study_Flyer.pdf
News & Events | Hartford Seminary
 
Reflections on Ministry/Church in the 21st Century
Heaven Help Us: The Public Prayer Debate
Eight Reasons It’s Easier Not to Attend Church Today - ThomRainer.com
Reverend Winnie Varghese: Opening Up the Church - The Daily Beast
Jesus the Snarky? | MaryAnn McKibben Dana
Mother's Day Procolamation, Julia Ward Howe
Seeds of Hope: the power of belonging | NNE
Deeper Level by Kaze Gadway | kazegadway
What Gene Robinson's Divorce Teaches Us About Marriage
Costly Reconciliation | The Living Church
What I Learned About Being Wealthy By Going Broke | OnFaith 
The Most Stunning Stained Glass Windows In The World (PHOTOS)
thatjeffcarter was here: Don’t Let this Psalm End
Beware of Pope Francis | OnFaith
What makes a clergy group work? | The Christian Century
 John Cleary interview: Miroslav Volf - Special Broadcasts - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
 The Rabbis | Trusted consultants for your congregation
 
Resources for Ministry
 Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices - Vestry Papers - Finance and Administration - Pledging: Should Clergy Know?
 ISSUU - Leadership & Theology Catalog by United Methodist Publishing House-Cokesbury
Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating | Talk Video | TED.com
An article to help churches with a young pastor
 
Parenting
Tips for raising well-rounded girls in a princess dominated world | PBS NewsHour
http://www.christianitytoday.com/amyjuliabecker/2014/may/epd.html
When College Isn’t in the Cards - NYTimes.com
Can We Please Tone Down Mother's Day This Year?
10 Ways Society Can Close the Confidence Gap
Do Our Kids Get Off Too Easy? - NYTimes.com
Sara I Writes: On bringing all of yourself to church

 
Self-Care/Mental Health 
 BBC News - Constant arguing 'increases premature death risk'
Learning A New Skill Works Best To Keep Your Brain Sharp : Shots - Health News : NPR
 
A variety of resources on Children and Worship
Handbook for Multisensory Worship (Vol. 2): Kim Miller: 9780687052035: Amazon.com: Books
Amazon.com: Liturgy for the Whole Church: Multigenerational Resources for Worship eBook: Susan K. Bock: Books
Balance Between Extroverted & Introverted Church : St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
The Rite Place | Cokesbury
Children at Worship: Congregations in Bloom: Caroline S. Fairless: 9780898693263: Amazon.com: Books

In case anyone ever tries to stop a wedding you are officiating at, you can be prepared . . .
How to stop a wedding: Two methods.