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A Three-Day Work Week? The Life of One Priest — Part II: Business

John Mason Lock -
Editor's Note: This is second part of a two-part essay.  The first part may be found here. Part II: The Business In the first part of...
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A Three-Day Work Week? The Life of One Priest — Part I: Anchor Points

John Mason Lock -
Editor's Note: This is the first part of a two-part essay. Part II will appear tomorrow. Part I: The Anchor Points A former warden and I...
Church Life

‘Making St. Peter’s a Great Church’: Adamses Complete 43-Year Ministry

Lauren Anderson-Cripps -
Fr. Jim Adams: “We took two sabbaticals in the 43 years, and one led to us starting choirs and the other led to us starting the school.”
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The Rhythm of the Rector

Matt Boulter -
I am 18 months into my first stint as an Episcopal rector. I serve a small, urban parish that also has an acclaimed preschool, but...
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Lord, Open Our Lips: A Manifesto for the Daily Offices

Clint Wilson -
I have heard it said the monks of Mt. Athos, whose daily existence and lives are surrounded by the waters of the mighty Mediterranean Sea,...
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Training a New Vestry

Neal Michell -
In the story of David and Bathsheba, Samuel describes “the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle” (2 Sam....
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Read This Before You Accept that Call to Be Rector

Neal Michell -
Questions for a Prospective Rector Candidate to Ask the Search Committee The calling of a new rector is a discernment process for both the candidate...
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Good Books and Good Talk

Victor Lee Austin -
By Victor Lee Austin "Put the oil where the squeak is” can guide adult Christian education programs. What’s squeaking in 2023? In my view it...
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The Episcopal Church Must Be Made Stronger in the Hinterland

Chip Prehn -
By Chip Prehn "Many hands make light work.” I reflected on this maxim last weekend when I discovered fire-ant mounds all over my yard. This...
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Your First Sermon as an Interim Rector

Neal Michell -
By Neal Michell In this final part, I present a set of resources to help the interim rector in this interim time to motivate the...
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