Reimagining Today

Doing Church and Being Church: A Reflection on our First Semester Churches in our nation face the triple epidemics of the COVID crisis, racial and systemic injustice, and the climate crisis.	Natalie Benson January 21, 2022	Simsbury United Methodist Church
Where We Are Today Throughout last semester, St. Peter's Working Group worked to build cohesion as a group, understand our role in the congregation, and pin down where the passions and gifts of the congregation lie.	Leah Wise January 20, 2022	St. Peters Episcopal
Imagining a Homecoming Becca Stevens, in our group’s meeting with her, asked us what gave us energy.	Lila Pierce December 5, 2021	Asylum Hill
Finding the Focus If you don’t know your non-negotiables, Tyler warned, then you will find yourself strung out trying to do everything at once.	Jonathan Lee November 15, 2021	Spring Glen UCC
Telling the Story Through self-narration, we are coming to understand that diversions can often tell us more about the heart of things than staying on topic.	Leah Wise November 11, 2021	St. Peters Episcopal
Waiting to be sown In this discussion, a more significant question became apparent… Who really makes up the St. PJs congregation?	David Potter October 29, 2021	St. Paul and St. James
Personal Reflections on Conversations With Rev. Tyler Sit Tyler Sit offered a five-step structure for analyzing the opportunities for a new church or a new activity within an existing church.	Jim Hawkins October 27, 2021	St. Francis Episcopal Church
The Birth of St. Francis Church In 1942, Long Ridge Village Episcopalians saw an opportunity in the weeds of a dead parish.	Phoebe Oler October 22, 2021	St. Francis Episcopal Church
Creating Community Learning about community involves deep listening and looking for God in what you hear.	Jyrekis Collins October 21, 2021	Community Baptist
From Her First Holy Communion, to Reimagining the Future of the Church Storyteller Eileen’s reflection on our time with Tyler Sit	Eileen October 19, 2021	Simsbury United Methodist Church