Expansive Christianity
Expansivity Politics and faith are intimately connected. We may like to imagine a story in which that is not the case. In my Canadian context, we display a certain pretension that we have well
An Intimate Conversation
Robyn Stratton-BerkesselThe Positivity Strategist Podcast What an exciting opportunity for me to share with you a recent gift of an intimate conversation with Robyn Stratton-Berkessel, also known as
Leadership|Lay Liberation
I am most fortunate in the ministry in which I find myself. A significant portion of my role falls under the umbrella of leadership. Though that may seem like a broad-stroke, maybe even ambiguous,
Leadership|From Sage to Guide: Nimble in Chaos
I am most fortunate in the ministry in which I find myself. A significant portion of my role falls under the umbrella of leadership. Though that may seem like a broad-stroke, maybe even ambiguous, description, what it means to me is that I get to think about, reflect upon, engage in wonderful conversations and imagine practical ways to nurture great leadership in the church!
Leadership|Inside & Outside: No Longer the Same
I am most fortunate in the ministry in which I find myself. A significant portion of my role falls under the umbrella of leadership. Though that may seem like a broad-stroke, maybe even ambiguous,
White Privilege|The Elephant in the Room
The system of the supremacy of whiteness was created to serve white men who were heterosexual, able bodied, Christian, wealthy landowners, to keep power and control in their hands. If we truly
Reconciliation|Redux
Mix It Up Image: darkdayr It has been quite a week since last week’s blog Reconciliation. In that time, Canada has experienced a birthday, there was gang violence in the streets of our
The Review
Emerging Spirit My blogging with The United Church of Canada (UCC) started over 7 years ago. It began during a programme called Emerging Spirit. At that time, we were trying to understand the
Microbes
Stories – that’s what we do. Whenever we describe ourselves, our environment, our families, we’re telling a story. When we share our ups, downs and all-rounds, we’re weaving words together in order to create
Particularities
Particularities illustrate a generality: we tend to dehumanise. May we challenge/model all as Blessing! UCiM-isms (Jan 10/13) The catalyst for this blog has been a recent article from, Do