[ Oct 24, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Oct 25, 2008; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ]
Join the Common Ministry, interfaith groups, and Washington State University in exploring questions of justice, love, and reconciliation among religions with Dr. Omid Safi, professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. For information and to register, call 509-332-2611 or visit www.commonministry.com.
In late March, something strange happened in Salt Lake City, Utah: young Episcopal adults from all over Province VIII converged on the city. It was a time for evangelism. Before you begin to imagine some type of reverse mission – with bike-riding liturgically minded Episcopal students preaching the benefits of the latest Lambeth pronouncements with [...]
Congregational development consultants gathered April 14-15 at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center in Spokane to begin the development and training for a diocesan congregational development program. Facilitated by Betsy Greenman, retired Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Olympia, the group learned about various needs, methods and resources for working with congregations and participated in [...]
[ Sep 19, 2008 to Sep 21, 2008. ] It’s a big church out there – and young adults are (or should be!) part of it all. Join us for a leadership conference full of conversation, good times, leadership and workshops. Want to know more about starting a parish young adult group? You’ll find folks here who have done that. Need to be more [...]
[ Mar 7, 2008 4:00 pm to Mar 9, 2008 12:00 pm. Mar 9, 2008 to Mar 15, 2008. ] This year The Common Ministry’s at WSU is offering an Alternative Spring Break Mission Trip to Western Washington to do repair work on homes damaged by recent floods. We will begin by plugging into the Young Adult Retreat at Lazy F Camp outside of Ellensburg and then head on to Chehalis and begin a [...]
Imagine a program that brings the best and the brightest young Episcopal leaders to the Diocese of Spokane and puts them to work in our congregations and their surrounding communities. The program would focus on developing their leadership and organizational skills through on-the-ground work in different ministry areas. Community living, spiritual direction, outreach and leadership [...]
