Faith Communities

Insights for Adapting Public Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World

September 2021

This is a great read, enjoy! From the website: Reimagining the Civic Commons

Article at:   https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/insights-for-adapting-public-spaces-in-a-post-pandemic-world-f5765f45f655

 

 

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The Practicing Church in Shoreline, Washington, seeks to live out its faith in the neighborhood

What a beautiful article that shares how one church is living out it’s mission in it’s neighborhood!  See:

https://faithandleadership.com/practicing-church-shoreline-washington-seeks-live-out-its-faith-neighborhood?fbclid=IwAR1GDhooKxEUGLwh06ASlEQfaiky3JrECowRdJuozSYKRPnoWAzUzovhe1A

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Finding Soul Satisfaction

By John Ortberg.  Interview by Greg R. Taylor.  The soul, for many, is a topic deep and mysterious. Some like John Ortberg, pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, consider the soul the most important part of who we are. Recently, Greg R. Taylor, who ministers at Garnett Church of Christ in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sat down with Ortberg to talk about his new book, Soul Keeping and how people can find soul-satisfaction.

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How Pastors and Intercessors Can Work Powerfully Together as a Team

By Lynn Heatley. The partnering together of pastors and intercessors is an issue of vital importance in the church today. When these two gifts are joined together, I believe the power of God is unleashed in remarkable ways. An important understanding of the interdependency of each of these gifts is vital for team building. My purpose in this article is to seek to convey how the offices of pastor and intercessor best work together, and how they are called to serve one another. What follows are some observations on how the roles might serve and compliment one another.

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What Mayors Want to See Churches Do

Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode. Mayors want the church to be the church.  Often church leaders want to be politicians – emulate what politicians do, give political advice. The second thing mayors want the church to be is a lighthouse in their neighborhoods, not a clubhouse.  They want churches to be concerned for the community, not a drive in from outside.  The church can be a lighthouse.  Many have money, but more important, the mandate and the mission is to be a lighthouse. 

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The Bridge Tribe

by Lynn Heatley.  Intro:  I was in an email conversation a few months back with someone from the ReconciliationSchool (www.gracebridge.org). We talked quite a bit about the nature of one who identifies themselves with what I have come to term as the “bridge tribe”. I actually got that understanding through a time of prayer with the Lord. Fawn has encouraged me to expand a bit more on what I have shared, so here it is. I hope that it encourages you and perhaps gives you a bit more understanding.

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