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What Is That?

“What is that?” Is the question I keep getting asked about Snack Church.  A few members of the Sellwood Faith Community (SFC) felt that we needed another meal to make space for more intentional relationship building and spiritual formation, but this group wanted to...

Northwest Leadership Institute

This week I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to the Northwest Leadership Institute in Boise, Idaho.  This annual event featured Michael Gungor & Science Mike from the Liturgists podcast.  Several other pastors and leaders spoke in our large group settings...

Making it Through

My Lent started out with an early morning airport drop off for the husband, a sick kid, and a packed to-do list.  I showed up at Ash Wednesday worship last night feeling like I was failing at both momming and pastoring.  I forgot the songbooks, had to call my...

What I Know

Yesterday the Global United Methodist Church voted to widen the definition of clergy ineligible to serve in our church and strengthened the penalties against pastors who perform weddings of same-gender couples. Then the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist...

New Rhythms

In case you don’t know who I am, my name is Jayde Dunkerley and I am the Associate Pastor at the SE Portland Parish. I joined our team in July and have loved every minute of my work with the Parish. From sharing a cup of tea at Tea Chai Te, to packing weekend food for...