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- Andover Newton Theological School My alma mater and a partner with the New England Pastoral Institute
- City Mission Society Great organization where I used to chair the board
- Interim Ministry Network Center for training interim ministers. I’m on their faculty.
- The Center for Progressive Renewal Organization planting new churches and helping with church vitality
- The Congregational Library Holds library and archives for all branches of Congregationalism. The director is my roommate.
- The Inner City Christian Federation Great organization where I worked as Development Assoc.
- The Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ Great resources for local UCC pastors
- The New England Pastoral Institute Organization where I direct their Clergy and Church Resource Center
- The United Church of Christ My denomination
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Would You Like to Hold the Baby?
Christmas Eve 2015 Episcopal priest, author and speaker Martin Smith tells a story about how he was at some out of the way chapel in England. He was startled by a simple limestone statue there of the Madonna and Child. … Continue reading
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Christmastide
Christmas officially begins at midnight on December 25th. For Christians, the season of Christmastide extends from December 25th until January 6th, Epiphany. That’s where we get our twelve days of Christmas. You cannot live long in this culture without experiencing … Continue reading
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A Voice in the Wilderness
Luke 3: 1-6 Advent 2C 2015 All over the world, Christians are celebrating Advent, the season of preparation for the birth of Christ. And all over Christendom, the first three Sundays are occupied with readings about John the Baptist. Here … Continue reading
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Mary’s Song
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year C December 20, 2015 On April 11, 2009 a stout, frumpy woman with unruly teeth and unkempt hair walked out on the stage as a contestant for the TV show Britain’s Got Talent. She wore … Continue reading
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