by Eilidh Lowery | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
This last week we celebrated our community at Charge Conference. This is the annual meeting of the church where we elect officers and review our past year of ministry. One of the things that our regional supervising pastor (called a District Superintendent in...
by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Experimenting with new ideas is risky. Sometimes the experiment works and we end up with something beautiful. Sometimes it all blows up. Yet even in that explosion we learn and discover new things that can take us to the next place, the next experiment, the next...
by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the things I love most about our new collaborative parish between a new church start and a traditional church is the amazing ways I learn from the people in our community. Just this week I was blown away by the depth and theological understanding of the folks...
by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
My life is a series of practices for whatever God is unfolding next. So tonight I practiced democracy by attending the local neighborhood association meeting. This afternoon I practiced the art of celebrating life and grieving at a funeral for a guinea pig attended...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently I was at an event and the first things out of a colleague’s mouth were, “Merging new things with old never works.” Those of you who know me well can guess at some of the thoughts that raced through my head. I went with the diplomatic...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
When we gather each week something holy happens around the table sharing a meal and discussing scripture. I feel God’s transcendent presence so vibrantly during our singing time each week. These experiences aren’t the fullness of spiritual experience. We...
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