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Year-End Reflections from Grant Recipients
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
We have been blessed to receive and reflect on year-end reports from 2009 recipients of Worship Renewal Grants. The reports tell of both pain and growth in worshiping communities around the continent. Here are some excerpts from responses we received to our year-end questions.
Tags: communication, congregations, gleanings, growth, leadership, learning, reflection, renewal
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Reflections from ‘Church by the Bridge’ in Australia
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
From former CICW student assistant Kim Webster, who now lives and worships in Australia:
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten asked is about the differences I see between American churches and Australian churches. I must qualify immediately that, while my knowledge of American churches is vast and reasonably varied, my knowledge of Australian churches is based almost entirely on mine.
Tags: Australia, Church by the Bridge, congregations
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Resolve Not To Try Please Everyone This Year
Monday, January 4th, 2010
From Christianity Today’s Church Laughs newsletter: click to view
Tags: congregations, newyear
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Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit Project Director Mike Pfeifer, Pastor Steve Witte and members of the team who will implement the 2009 Worship Renewal Grant awarded to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church hosted us for dinner at Lambeau Stadium, the home of the Green Bay Packers. They explained that the presence of an NFL team impacts the [...]
Tags: Betty Grit, congregations, grantschicago09
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St Michael and St Rose Parishes, Milwaukee, WI
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit On a summer Monday morning, children gather at St Michael Parish in Milwaukee, WI for the first day of Bible School. Barbara Tracey warmly welcomes each one by name and with questions such as, “How was summer school?” Older children who have been designated as crew leaders will shepherd the younger [...]
Tags: Betty Grit, congregations, grantschicago09
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Brent House, Chicago, IL
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit On a summer Saturday afternoon I visited with David Newheiser, Project Director for the 2009 Worship Renewal Grant to Brent House, a campus ministry of the Episcopal Church. Seven graduate students call Brent House home while studying at the University of Chicago. On Sunday evenings during the school year, worshipers from [...]
Tags: Betty Grit, congregations, grantschicago09
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Grace Christian Reformed Church, Oak Lawn, IL
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit Collaborative worship planning that includes visual arts has become an integral part of the life of this congregation. As I visited the church on a Saturday morning, I found the sanctuary filled with visual connections between Paul’s missionary journeys and life in Chicago. Roman columns, pottery and pictures of familiar Oak [...]
Tags: Betty Grit, congregations, grantschicago09
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Alban Weekly on 'The Importance of Outcomes'
Friday, June 12th, 2009
From Alban Weekly: An old saying goes “If you don’t know where you are going, any path will get you there.” This suggests that if you are not clear about what you, your staff, and your congregation are to “produce” in ministry—what the clear outcomes of your work are to be—then it is okay for [...]
Tags: albanweekly, congregations
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RNS on Churches using shuttered stores
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
From Religion News Service: At Prime Outlets in Huntley, Ill., a former Mikasa fine china store will soon become the home of Christian Life Church. “This provided an opportunity, from moving from being kind of a homeless church, if you will, to find a home,” said Pastor Daryl Merrill, whose church had been renting space [...]
Tags: buildings, congregations, economy, News
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Five upcoming webinars on 'Congregations and the Economic Crisis Conversation, Perspective, Guidance' from the Alban Institute
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
From Alban: We have all felt the effects of the economic downturn in our personal and organizational lives. Individuals and organizations of all sorts are wondering what this crisis means in terms of the resources available to accomplish their missions. Congregations and religious organizations are not immune to the forces at work during economic tough [...]
Tags: alban, congregations, economy, learning, upcoming, webinars
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