church Archives - Christ & Cascadia

A Theology of Kin-dom: Church of the Wild and a New World Order

by Victoria Loorz

Once upon a time, back before “Zoom church” was a thing, our community worshipped in the wild once...

Beneath the Beautiful Skin of the Earth: An Interview with Chris Hoke of Underground Ministries

by Kristen Daley Mosier

I first met Chris Hoke some time ago through Tierra Nueva ministries. Friends and I would drive up...

Making Heartspace: Cocreating Integrated Faith Community with Our Immigrant Neighbors

by Allison McCready

We’ve all been learning a lot about relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay-at-home...

From the Editor: Better Together—Cultural Diversity and “Copowerment”

by Forrest Inslee

As a journal oriented around regional culture, we do not seek to artificially harmonize differences among Cascadian points of view; rather, we promote honest discourse that encourages us to open our hearts and minds to the views of those who are essentially “other” to us.

Where the Salmon Go

by James Amadon

Wild salmon populations have been in trouble for more than a century due to overfishing, loss of habitat, water management systems (such as dams), and water pollution. Significant effort has been made to restore salmon populations, with mixed results. Not surprisingly, this is not a major issue or ministry focus for many Christians or churches in the region. Yet it should be because it’s not just about salmon.

A Cascadian Shift in Perspective

by Dr. J. Derek McNeil

Too often we are vulnerable to seeing G-d present only in our traditions, and not in their evolution. But in Cascadia, we are compelled to recognize that our traditions cannot contain G-d. Here in Cascadia, it is clear to me that G-d is present in the movement toward complexity, the burst of chaos. Here, I see G-d’s Spirit hovering over the waters. This kind of growth can be more difficult to discern. It looks so different from what we might expect. But Cascadia is indeed a place where theology is being explored and church is being done, but it is done in new and exploratory ways. The church here is not less than, just different.