Developing a Mission Group Covenant
One of the first tasks of the mission group is to develop the covenant that holds the group together. The basic elements of a mission group covenant are: A Description of the “Call” summarizing the group’s shared mission. The Specific Spiritual Practices followed by the group on a daily basis: i.e. prayer (silence, intercession, etc.), […]
Call, in a World Come of Age
by Fred Taylor When I first was exposed to The Church of the Saviour, what immediately impressed me was the presence of a lot of blessings—helpful preaching and teaching, heartwarming, healing relationships, laughing and having fun together, and seriousness about things that really matter. In this community there was the awareness and acknowledgement of pain […]
Work That is Real
by Kayla McClurg “The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.” – Marge Piercy When the doctor calmly told me, in that sudden crazy phone call, that my heart had an urgent problem and I needed to get to the nearest emergency room immediately, I went. But not before […]
On My Way to Where I Want to Be
by Audrey Metz “Where are you in your journey of being with ‘the least of these’?” That is a question that makes me a bit uncomfortable because I haven’t gotten very far. I’m further along the road than I was a year ago, even six months ago, but any progress I’ve made has very little […]
