Pride in Closing: LGBTQ Affirmation and Congregational Closure
Sara Nave-Fisher, Diane Kenaston, Team Stories, Church Closure, Merger Good Friday Collaborative Sara Nave-Fisher, Diane Kenaston, Team Stories, Church Closure, Merger Good Friday Collaborative

Pride in Closing: LGBTQ Affirmation and Congregational Closure

How does church closure affect LGBTQ affirming congregations? Is there a Rainbow Glass Cliff for queer clergy? This Pride month Sara and Diane share insights on completing ministry in reconciling and affirming congregations.

Read More
Becoming Dust: Ash Wednesday in Dying (and Thriving) Congregations
Sara Nave-Fisher, Team Stories, Holy Days Good Friday Collaborative Sara Nave-Fisher, Team Stories, Holy Days Good Friday Collaborative

Becoming Dust: Ash Wednesday in Dying (and Thriving) Congregations

In a culture consumed with prolonging youth and liveliness, even the word “death” is taboo, as we have been taught to defer to euphemisms that might avoid the discomfort of that reality. Yet no matter how much we cling to signs of life, death is just around the corner., which is why it is so incredibly vital to name:

I will die. You will die. We will die. 


Read More