Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
As a virtual COP delegate during this Advent season, Lori Neale shares impressions of the climate change conference in Dubai. Who is preparing a path for a new…
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Preparing the Way in the Wilderness: COP28 and Climate Change" href="/blogs/round-table/preparing-way-wilderness-cop28-and-climate-change"> A large group of people walk through an outdoor arch that has Unite. Act. Deliver. printed on it.
Why do we get days off at Christmas?
The Fight for Christmas Vacations" href="/blogs/round-table/fight-christmas-vacations"> The fight for Christmas Vacations
The Rev. Dave Jagger writes, as we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth, in a season of spending and gifting, let's take a moment to consider how we choose to use our…
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A Fitting Christmas Gift" href="/blogs/round-table/fitting-christmas-gift"> In a shadowy, black and white photo, hands pick up coins.
Jane Thirikwa writes that dialogue among communities affirms diverse gender identities and sexual orientations.
Inclusion and Pluralism Are Possible" href="/blogs/round-table/inclusion-and-pluralism-are-possible"> Four participants of the Navigating Queer Identities and Faith panel event.
Our ingrained notions of black/white and darkness/light as inherently good and evil can guide how we treat each other.
Speaking of Darkness in Advent" href="/blogs/round-table/speaking-darkness-advent"> A brown hand holding a yellow candle in the darkness as the candle burns down.
The Rev. Roger Janes writes that changing a community of faith’s culture is required to deepen generosity and stewardship.
The First Step to Success" href="/blogs/round-table/first-step-success"> A view from the street level, showing the legs of a person in shorts jogging down a long road.
In a game of volleyball with a group of youth from Madagascar, Cameron Fraser finds that church growth is all about about building trust and friendships.
This is What Growth Looks Like" href="/blogs/round-table/what-growth-looks"> A group of young people from Madagascar playing volleyball in an indoor gym. Cameron Fraser is in the left corner, preparing to hit the ball
Gary Kenny writes about the work of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies working to end global hunger.
Marking 40 Years of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank" href="/blogs/round-table/marking-40-years-canadian-foodgrains-bank"> A person holds two handfuls of grain together in the shape of a heart.
Vicki Nelson writes that stewardship is sharing what we have, focusing on ministry and meaning-making and letting go of competition and fear.
We Are All Trustees" href="/blogs/round-table/we-are-all-trustees"> A model of a neighbourhood with a church building. Made of wooden blocks
Rev. Melody Duncanson Hales writes about Creation Time as a time of heightened awareness, stewardship, and action for the gifts God has given us.
Cherishing Creation" href="/blogs/round-table/cherishing-creation"> An adult woman crouches down next to a young child as they observe a flowing river, surrounded by autumn trees.