tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13814531.post2210386813412394104..comments2023-10-17T10:53:10.916-05:00Comments on The Kitchen Door: IntimacyDi McCulloughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05903996304750469325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13814531.post-84977308236585180802008-06-29T22:34:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:34:00.000-05:00Diana, you must read "TELL IT LIKE IT IS, reclaimi...Diana, you must read "TELL IT LIKE IT IS, reclaiming the practice of testimony", by Lillian Daniels. I'm reading it right now and it's all about how an Episcopalian turned UCC minister got her New England church to start doing testimony. But she had to start by calling it Lenten Reflections so people wouldn't be scared off. Check it out!Grace thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531868056833575601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13814531.post-68549394962203482692008-06-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:00:00.000-05:00When I read this yesterday, I started to reply, bu...When I read this yesterday, I started to reply, but then I started to cry. Now I'm back. :)<BR/><BR/>I was in an Episcopal church that did it successfully, St. Francis in College Station. It was as close to a community of Acts as I've ever seen. This was in the 90's. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the Bishop decided it wasn't growing fast enough (read = making money) so he removed the founding Vicar and brought in someone else (about whom I shall remain silent here). <BR/><BR/>The "business" end of our church structure makes this very hard, as well as our traditional "don't touch me"-ness. <BR/><BR/>I am hoping to institute the Harvest Unlimited program at my church this fall (I'm the Vestry outreach chair). We'll see if our people are ready to do this. It's a type of sharing that's unlike us in some ways. But other TEC churches in our diocese have used it successfully. <BR/><BR/>I'm gonna cry again...in a good way. Thanks for asking this question. <BR/><BR/>loves...Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13814531.post-40010073405727195252008-06-16T23:38:00.000-05:002008-06-16T23:38:00.000-05:00Rock on, Di! Your turn of phrase about God and Ca...Rock on, Di! Your turn of phrase about God and Calculus is brilliant.<BR/>a) This could be a thesis when you go back to school<BR/>b) Search TEC's website for Groundwork (1), a Lenten resource from a few years ago that has a wonderful introduction by Suzy Miller about sharing our faith stories.<BR/>c) I've never found a Piski church that does this successfully, for the reasons you state. I'd love to hear about successful Adult Ed programs.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868673314903949354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13814531.post-32312917478698494742008-06-16T14:45:00.000-05:002008-06-16T14:45:00.000-05:00your musings remind me of the book I just read by ...your musings remind me of the book I just read by Anna Carter Florence, "Preaching As Testimony." It's true, we need to encourage each other. I don't know that my church does it so well either. you've been me a lot to think about.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.com