Reflections from Rick Lord on Leadership, Transformation, and Things That Keep Human Life Distinctively Human
Just a week or so ago, while having lunch with our current Minister of Music, Mitchell Edgar-Galloway, and Bill Roberts of Virginia Seminary about our upcoming parish retreat at Shrine Mont, we talked about our enthusiasm for Maurice Duruflé’s choral setting of the Requiem Mass (I know, how typical for church musicians and clergy types). [...]
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While doing some research for my sermon this Sunday, I came across a unique web-site titled, The Sabbath Manifesto, a creative project by a group of Jewish artists in search of a modern way to observe a weekly day of rest. They have created 10 core principles and offer them to anyone looking for ways [...]
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Think for a moment about the significance of worship on Sunday (or any other day of regular worship for that matter). The gathering, the readings, the preaching, the singing, the breaking of bread – why do we do this week after week? I wonder sometimes with the amount of work that goes into preparing and [...]
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I enjoyed reading this article from The New York Times: Is this 2010 — or 1970? The answer, strangely enough, is: both. James Taylor wraps up a tour with Carole King. A new Jimi Hendrix album makes its debut in the Top 5. Elton John has joined forces with one of his heroes, the extremely [...]
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From Episcopal News Service In early August, New York Times religion writer Paul Vitello touched an ecclesial nerve when he launched a story, “Taking a Break From the Lord’s Work,” and raised a range of important questions on clergy wellness. His reporting, based on studies of clergy health, cut across the interfaith spectrum and resonates [...]
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I first heard Ralph Towner play guitar in the early 1970s when he played with the Paul Winter Consort. He later became a founding member of the group Oregon. Today he’s a prolific solo artist on the classical and 12 string guitar. Recently, I picked up his album Time Line, which was recorded at a [...]
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The Episcopal Church gives significant support to its clergy through wellness programs such as CREDO, an eight-day conference that allows participants to focus on four areas affecting overall wellness (spiritual, vocational, health, financial). I’ve been fortunate to attend two of these conferences over the last ten years. I’m not sure one can survive in pastoral [...]
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