General Minister and President Terri Hord Owens calls on Disciples to add spiritual disciplines to their Lenten practice and shares a reading from Black theologian and mystic, Howard Thurman entitled The Sustainer of Life. Transcript Hello, Disciples. We’re now in the season of Lent, a time of reflection and dedication for many of us. We are used […]
From the GMP
A prayer of remembrance
by Rev. Terri Hord Owens on February 22, 2021 Oh, Lord, our Lord, we end this day with heads bowed and bodies bent under the weight of great sorrow. 500,000 lives have now been lost in the US to the COVID-19 virus and 21,000 in Canada. Our mothers, fathers, spouses, sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, cousins, […]
Imagine With Me: Week of Compassion
“Let’s imagine all of our Disciples congregations being fully prepared, having their plan of how do we care for our immediate community. Our church members make sure everybody’s taken care of….Our church is positioned to connect with community organizations and be engaged in rebuilding their communities after an event.” – Rev. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold General Minister […]
Why Alex?
Rev. Terri Hord Owens encourages your congregation to use the Alex app and get connected. If your congregation does not have a login, please email alex@disciples.org
“Imagine With Me”: Justice Ministries
“You are seeing here a snapshot of what happened when we are intentional, when we intentionally decide to work together to create communities of compassion and care.” – Rev. Hector Hernandez “So much of it is rooted in who we are as Disciples, of wanting to be able to be in relationship with one another, […]
First “Imagine With Me” conversation
“I think we’ve got to make our connections, we’ve got to make the ways in which we gather essential, a priority, and then do the learning, get equipped, overcome, and take on our identity so that we can overcome the destruction that has prevented us from honoring God.” – Rev. Yvonne Gilmore General Minister and […]
