Becoming Conversational #8 – Build relationships with other churches, locally...
My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was recently released by Patheos Press, and in it, I argue that open conversation is essential for the health...
View ArticleSlowly Seeking the Shalom of God.
Yesterday, John raised the question: what are the standards by which we make decisions and judge the health of a church community in a peak oil world? This question has been a pressing one for us at...
View ArticleWe Have Nowhere Else to Go, and Nothing Else to Do.
Yesterday, we took our homeschool co-op to the Indiana Repertory Theatre to see William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, the renowned story of Helen Keller’s childhood. This field trip was a special event...
View ArticleImagining Flourishing Communities.
This is good work for churches to be involved in, working with neighbors to cultivate an imagination for their place that is energized by the common good, health and flourishing, instead of by profit...
View ArticleIndiana’s New RFRA Bill Hits Home on Indy’s Near Eastside
An article broke in the Indianapolis Star this afternoon, announcing that in response to Indiana's newly signed RFRA bill, major corporation Angie's List would be cancelling plans for an expansion to...
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