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Me, John the Baptist, and the Future of Church

We all want change. But we don’t want to change anything. Maybe all it takes is listening to the raving prophets.

Creative Minister of the Month – Daphne Reiley

Creative Ministers, doing and being church in new ways.

We’re in the Resurrection business

Church may not seem like a business. But we offer something everyone needs.

What we should learn in seminary

Seminary in the original meaning – a ‘seedbed’ for ideas.

The road to church change goes by the parish administrator’s desk

The role of the parish administrator is changing – but maybe not in the ways we think, and maybe not towards technology.

Why church won’t change

Those left in our church pews are the least likely to change.
Maybe we shouldn’t ask them to.

Bring Church to People

People are no longer coming to church like they used to. The future of church is about bringing it to them.

Go and Baptize

It’s time to take the energy we’re using to argue and use it to share the joy of the Gospel.

Turning Digital Ministry Inside Out

Website, social media, streaming worship, newsletters. Instead of sending all your ministry content out (and not knowing who it’s reaching), a new platform lets you gather people into your own online community space. One of the fun things about being a Free Range Priest is that I get to try out new technology! Lots of…

What if there were no clergy?

If we stop paying – and stop ordaining – those set apart to bear the Scripture, sacraments, and traditions of the Christian faith, we will lose the faith.