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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Tag: church
A Holy High: Advocating for the Spiritual Use of Hallucinogens
This was the sixties, an era of liturgical reform and experimentation. Our worship, I wrote to my...
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Pandemic Feasts: Seeking Communion
Weeks before the world stopped and we were left wondering when or whether it would start up again,...
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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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What an AI Chatbot Knows about Christianity in Cascadia
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past few months, you’ve probably...
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Who Do You Say We Are?
“But what about you?” Jesus asks his followers. “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus has just...
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Becoming an Ass
When I think of baby messiahs, angelic messengers, shepherds and sheep, I think of a church...
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All We Share: The Benefits of Co-Pastoring
“Two women pastors. That is so cool!” A teenager sat with us in Rachel’s office just a couple...
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The Art of Listening to Place: Part 2
Follow real congregations as they become more resilient. Christ & Cascadia editor Forrest...
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Leading the Duck: Anticipating New Expressions of Faith Life
I love the church and have devoted my life to nurturing faith communities that gather, heal, and...
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Review of Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest
The following is a review of Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the...
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