VIDEO Watch this 4-minute video of the story of an overwhelmed South African pastor in need of a leave of absence ; see how the culture nurtured by Dwelling in the Word over 4 years’ time enabled them to accept a big challenge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmmvrYQXZao&feature=relmfu
Dwelling in the Word is a spiritual practice, one that a group repeats and repeats. But why do it to begin a meeting where the principal item of business is the budget? Or election of officers? Or a policy change? Because Dwelling in the Word establishes time and space to form and nurture Christian community […]
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Suzanne Gibson Wise, who convenes the ELCA’s Task Force on Communal Spiritual Discernment, of which Pat Taylor Ellison is a member, shares this story of the task force’s journey to discover the church’s need not so much for a quick fix in how it decides things but for a deeper culture change around discernment, aided […]
The following dates and locations have been offered for Dwelling in the Word one-day conferences for learning, practicing, and making plans for this simple but transformative spiritual pratice. Cincinnati, Ohio – June 8 – Southern Ohio Synod ELCA Synod Fest Fort Worth Area, Texas – August 25 – Mansfield Church of Christ Madison, Wisconsin – […]
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