Tag Archives: church planting

The ask: the background music of hiving off

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

A striking circle of ten from the BW Hive List got together last night for a late-night brainstorm about the future development of Circle of Hope Broad and Washington. It was stimulating. While we were discussing great things, there was … Continue reading →

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Coming from the “holy island”

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

This is St. Aidan’s day. He came from his comfortable, focused community on the island of Iona to Lindisfarne in 635 and had a long, productive ministry of church planting in Northumbria. He is a good example for us, since … Continue reading →

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What Holds this Church Together?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

I’ve come to love the “how” questions. But for whole segments of the population, I answer them rather poorly. The other night at “rabbi time” one of my favorite people (Jeff not only thinks and sings well, he plays the … Continue reading →

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Teilo’s Head

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

Today is St. Teilo’s Day. When we went to Llandaff Cathedral, outside Cardiff, Wales, last summer, the docent said we could open the cupboard that was around back, behind the altar, and get a peek at Teilo’s head. The great … Continue reading →

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