Posts and ideas from the Embracing the Spirit initiative.
Worship Blog
What If We Are on the Road to Emmaus?
Carla Leon asks if we're missing the signs of vibrant ministry because they don't fit our existing ideas of church.
A Green Community Catalyst
St. Paul's United Church (Magog, QC) is an example of folks working together to save the planet, while acting as a catalyst for a stronger local green economy.
Being Neighbours During the Pandemic
In response to COVID-19, communities of faith are learning to be neighbourly in new ways.
Supportive Housing as a Form of Church
The people of Deer Lake, Newfoundland, have been long-time supporters of the Vera Perlin Society, a group serving people with intellectual disabilities in the province since 1954. The… Read more
What Does Social Enterprise Have to Do With Church?
A practiced curiosity about “what God is up to” has pointed EDGE to the huge creative energy welling up in the social enterprise sector in Canada. All well and good, but what does this have to do with church?
A Year of “Embracing the Spirit”
One year ago, Embracing the Spirit was officially launched at the 2016 Skylight Festival. Since then, more than 180 initiatives across Canada have received a total… Read more
Shareholders or Stakeholders?
Real change involves both the way we think and the way we act. We have to think ourselves into a new way of acting, and act ourselves into a new way of thinking. Attitude and behavior go together.
One attitude adjustment churches can make that will change their behavior… Read more
The Difficult Road to Reconciliation
If First Nations people in Kenora, Ontario, ever need to be reminded of how their traditional land has been lost to make room for white settlers, they only need to look up at street signs. Many of these in Kenora are named after settler families, but one is a particularly striking reminder of an… Read more
Finding Spiritual Harmony through Jazz
With music styles ranging from secular and sacred, the Evensong Ensemble is successfully connecting to a spiritual but not religious world.
Creating Sacred Conversations
Joe Ramsay and Allan Reeve are big fans of talking. Not just casual dialogue, but focused dialogue that explores specific issues. For the last year, these two United Church ministers have been leading “Sacred Conversations… Read more
