Category: Community Development
Lavish Invitation and Celebration
A lavish celebration. A new rite of passage in a Seattle church that would be a stake in the ground formalizing and celebrating a new relationship. A growing church. A curious faith. At least two co-seekers together tacitly committing to supporting one another as they grow in faith in community. A welcome and recognition of all the abundance and goodness young people have to bring to our congregations.
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Back to the Spring
By the time I was fifteen, I was pretty done with church. I’d lived in two countries, three...
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Prophetic Heresies
The following article is adapted from a chapter of the book Eucontamination, which wrestles with...
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The Church Is an Organism: Redefining the Body of Christ as a Living System
For many decades the Church has understood itself as an organization. But, what if it’s not? What...
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Building a Place Where Love Dwells
St. Luke’s is a small congregation in the heart of Ballard, a bustling Seattle neighborhood. Like...
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The Art of Listening to Place: Part 4
Transforming Communities is a program that promotes innovative faith praxis in Cascadia by...
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Young Adults: The Least Among You
“Young adults are the least powerful group in your church.” This is my shock-value phrase when I’m...
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Christ & Cascadia Gathering
Join us for THE INAUGURALCHRIST & CASCADIA GATHERINGAPRIL 25, 2024 at Church of Christ...
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From Being to Belonging:
What College Students Need from the Church
Here’s a simple truth: It’s pretty difficult to value yourself if you feel unseen by people around...
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Looking Toward Jubilee
At the end of June, The Seattle School will conclude a year-long celebration of our 25-year...
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Economic Development Done Right
If you had told me 20 years ago that in 2023 I would be training graduate-level community...
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The Art of Listening to Place: Part 3
Hear from three Cascadia-region churches about their journey in the Transforming Faith Communities...
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