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March 2007 |
SPE Program Spotlight:The Place Where Miracles HappenConversatio guides Wis. parish into the wilderness and backIt would be hard to imagine a more successful parish than St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Green Bay, Wis. But beneath all the busyness, how effective was its ministry, really? Asking the question few churches are willing to ask, parish leaders discovered it wasn’t as bad as they feared. It was worse. SPE Spotlight Extra:Reality Enters the Room“Sure, people in this culture want to stay tethered to the ideology of Catholic Christianity, but hey, it’s not like they want it to run their lives.” Deacon Steve Meyer of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish writes about his Conversatio team’s encounter with Empirical Reality, who tells them they and their faith are irrelevant. Metaphors for Church and MinistryToo often, the metaphors we use for church and ministry are rooted in a theology of deficiency, says Bishop Kenneth L. Carder. But in the SPE program, “excellence” comes from a theology of abundance. Urban Pastoral ExcellenceBryan Stone, director of the Urban Pastoral Excellence Project at Boston University School of Theology, has three conclusions about what makes for excellent urban pastors. You’re Invited!The Faith as a Way of Life project at Yale University’s Center for Faith and Culture invites you to a free conference on . . . well, Faith as a Way of Life. With workshops and conversations on family, work, civic life, and the arts, the conference will be held May 17-19. |
