Submitted by Chalice Press It’s not that you don’t know how to pray. It’s that sometimes in crisis your brain freezes up. It was in that spirit 99 Prayers Your Church Needs (But Doesn’t Know it Yet), written by the Bethany Fellows, was born. 99 Prayers provides the starting point that will help lead you […]
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The final printing of Chalice Hymnal, Chalice Praise, and related music resources will occur in early 2019. A traditional hymnal with 620 songs and readings plus 75 pages of worship resources, Chalice Hymnal was released in 1995. Chalice Praise, a smaller hymnal of contemporary Christian music with almost 200 entries, debuted in 2003. “We know […]
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When Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers started a political podcast in November 2015, they planned to discuss specific policies from their opposing perspectives, providing the nuanced conversations they didn’t hear anywhere else. Instead, Pantsuit Politics, hosted by “Sarah from the Left” and “Beth from the Right,” is more often a discussion of deeper values […]
Read moreReflections on a visit to a Tijuana migrant camp Submitted by Rev. Sadie Mizisin-Cullumber, senior pastor of Harbor Christian Church in Newport Beach, CA Over the last few weeks, I have really struggled as I’ve tried to write about my recent trip with Matthew 25 to the migrant camp just outside of Tijuana in Baja […]
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“I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to […]
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The Rev. Caleb J. Lines is Senior Minister of University Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in San Diego, CA. The action described was planned by the American Friends Service Committee and the Poor People’s Campaign in partnership with a number of other organizations. “Now after [the magi] had left, an angel of the Lord appeared […]
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As First Christian Church (FCC) in Glendale, AZ reflected on their congregation’s future, they weren’t alone. With Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), they discussed selling their building to fund a relocation to the West Valley area. After years of conversations, the congregation realized they no longer had the capacity needed for a feasible relocation. Instead, […]
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For members of First Christian Church in Winder, GA, issues surrounding mental health are personal. Shawn Smith formed the church’s Mental Health Initiative committee after her son Candler, who grew up at First Christian, died by suicide in 2017. Talking about the challenges her son faced was a healing process, Smith says. “I looked at […]
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For the first time, the 2019 General Assembly Worship Committee announced a call for sermons to identify new voices for the Church’s biennial gathering. The idea came from first vice-moderator and chair of the committee Rev. Beau Underwood. “There are so many good preachers out there that we just haven’t heard of,” Underwood said. “I […]
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For leaders at the Center for Faith and Giving, stewardship is about far more than raising money to pay the bills or develop a project. “It’s about living the vision,” says Rev. Bruce Barkhauer, minister for faith and giving. Since 2010, Barkhauer has worked to engage our Church in conversations about transformative generosity and stewardship. […]
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