Due to the sudden interest in the conflicts in Central Africa, particularly Uganda, caused by the highly problematic film from Invisible Children, I am sure that many congregations are showing interest in supporting peacebuilding in the region. I have compiled a list of better ways to donate money and stand in solidarity with the people [...]
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A Real Gift: Community of Christ Commercials
December 24, 2011Christmas weekend, a commercial invitation for Community of Christ will be airing on local TV stations in the greater Kansas City area. It is being aired by three mission centers: Central Mission, Midlands Mission Center, and Far West. The commercials were created by a team including Tom Cochran, Brady Cackler, and Bryce Veazey. The commercial advertises [...]
Would a CofC Bishop Get Arrested for Occupy Wall Street?
December 18, 2011I was at Duarte Square, Lower Manhattan, this afternoon as retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard, and several other clergy were arrested supporting Occupy Wall Street’s attempt to start a new occupation on land owned by Trinity Church Wall Street. For a video of him talking with protestors in the back of an NYPD paddywagon, click [...]
Do we need an Occupy C of C Movement? A Response
November 21, 2011[This thoughtful post was written by Jim Craft, in response to the earlier post by Matthew Bolton: "How Should the Church Interact with the Occupy Movement?" -- Ed.] During the last few months, we have been bombarded with images of fellow citizens camped out in public parks around the nation. Most of the attention has focused on [...]
Welcome All
July 4, 2011Two Sundays ago I was invited to preach a sermon on the theme “Welcome All” at a congregation in Independence. It was just a few days after the passage of the marriage equality bill in New York State and so I felt compelled to preach on the importance of the Community of Christ becoming a [...]
Diverse Voices: Measuring the Potential for Non-Americans to Express their Views at World Conference
June 25, 2011In a variety of previous posts I have reflected on the implications of the Community of Christ’s decline in its traditional geographic ‘core’ of the American Midwest, and growth in the ‘periphery’ of Latin America, Africa and Asia. I have also reflect on the ways people express discontent in the church, using the economic model of “Exit, [...]
Implications of the ‘Mormon Moment’ for the Community of Christ
June 13, 2011The Book of Mormon musical swept the Tony awards last night. Newsweek’s cover this week says we are living in a “Mormon Moment”: “Mormon’s Rock!” they declare. Business Week has tried to figure out why so many Mormons do well in business. A recent Pew Research poll examined how the American public would feel about [...]
Terry Tempest Williams to Receive Community of Christ Peace Award
June 6, 2011Terry Tempest Williams, a Utah-based environmental activist with a Mormon heritage, will receive the Community of Christ Peace Award on 21 October 2011 at the church’s Peace Colloquy on “Creating Hope, Healing Earth” in Independence, Missouri. See the official announcement here. A list of previous awardees is here. Her website says Williams believes “environmental issues are social [...]
Mapping the Community of Christ Terrain of Identities
February 3, 2011Recently, Matt Frizzell posted an article on this blog reflecting on the differing possible identities for the Community of Christ. I have been reflecting on his article for some time now and considering what the dimensions of the Community of Christ identity are. Too often we have simplified the conflicts in the church down to [...]
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