The Doctrine of Discovery
The Rev. Bradley Hauff, the Indigenous Missioner for the Episcopal Church, comes to Kansas City to discuss the connection between Indigenous people, Christianity, and the Episcopal church.
Features
Episcopal Veterans Fellowship: Book Study — The Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back
Three-minute read. This summer, join the newly formed West Missouri Episcopal Veterans Fellowship for a book study on The Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back by The Rev. David W. Peters, an Episcopal priest from the Diocese of Texas.
It may be summer, but think about gearing up for fall
Two-Minute read. Now is the time to be gearing up for the Christian Education experiences your church will offer this fall.
What’s missing? Resources to top up your spiritual well
Two-Minute read. Are you hungry for more?
Church Archives: What do we do with all this stuff?
Three-minute read. Diocesan Archivist, Fr. Chandler Jackson, provides some guidelines on what to keep in your church archives, how long to keep certain documents, and how to keep things.
Trinity Sunday
One-Minute read. Three different ways we experience the one God we worship.
The Holy Spirit moving in our lives
One-Minute read. A divine force is moving in our lives.
The Season of Pentecost
One-Minute read. We are a universal community celebrating the “free gift of God to go and be a new thing in the world – a witness that all of life could be different for everybody …”
Education for Ministry: Our Hopes and Dreams
Two-Minute read.We are looking to reinvigorate Education for Ministry (EfM) classes in West Missouri.
Episcopal Relief & Development on how mapping assets builds resilience
Five-minute read. Episcopal Relief & Development shares their first-hand experience on the importance of the Episcopal Asset Map and how the collaborative project between Episcopal Relief & Development and The Episcopal Church allows congregations to respond to disasters in the most under-resourced and unrepresented communities in the US.
Are you up-to-date on your AED equipment?
Three-minute read. AEDs are an important piece of rescue equipment that can improve the survival of cardiac events. It’s important for you to review and maintain your AED equipment each year. Here’s what you need to know.
The Order of Naucratius: hunting and fishing for the betterment of God’s Kingdom
Four-minute read. Read about the connection between Episcopalians, hunting, fishing, and ministry. You are invited to join the inaugural meeting of the West Missouri Chapter of the Order of Naucratius on May 25 at Grace Carthage.
A way to pray: Proverbs
Three-Minute read. Few books offer more practical day-to-day guidance on the art of living than the Book of Proverbs.
ChurchNext: How to enrich your spiritual life
One-Minute read. Are you looking for a new simple way to learn and grow? ChurchNext might be for you … because they’re out to change lives.
Pathways for Baptismal Living
Two-Minute read. You don’t have to enroll in a degree program to enrich your faith.
Righteous Anger
Three-Minute read. Love is something we do. We educate ourselves. We refuse to demonize those who disagree with us. We try our best to make our words and actions a witness to the world.
Book review: My Body is Not a Prayer Request; disability justice in the church
Three-minute read. Amy Kenny, the author of ‘My Body Is Not A Prayer Request’, takes us into the world of what it is like to be a disabled Christian and her interactions with the Church (and with society in general) as a disabled person.
Laundry Love: A thumbs up and a smile
Three-minute read. Jill Hodge reflects on the power of kindness and humanity in bringing people together through Good Shepherd’s Laundry Days.
West Missouri on the move: March Diocesan Council update
Three-minute read. Diocesan Council Vice President, the Rev. Galen Snodgrass reports on the Council’s progress in preparing the 2024 diocesan budget.
Call to Action – Guns in Churches Vote in Missouri House
Six-minute read. We need urgent action TODAY urging the Emerging Issues Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives to vote ‘DO NOT PASS’ on HB 485, which will force churches to allow concealed carry in church buildings unless signage is posted at every entrance banning guns.
