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Church Growth & Decline

Zachary Guiliano -
Some churches are growing while others are clearly withering. What obligations do the healthy outpost have for the tradition?
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A Teaching Parish

Kristine Blaess -
What would it mean for a parish to take seriously the call to form others for ministry and mission? How would that shape their life?
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Why the Anglican Communion Matters in Parish Ministry

Manoj Zacharia -
Why should the Anglican Communion matter in parish ministry? Why do global relationships matter to the local congregation?
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On Calling an Organist

Clint Wilson -
Hiring a church musician is not a search for a technician, but discernment, seeking one who will join the ministry of Word and Sacrament.
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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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