By Joann Neuroth While missing the vitality of past face-to-face events, the School of the Spirit board feels Spirit’s wind under our wings in many ways: Prayerful listening continues to affirm the expanded call to ministry that came to us last year, and we have increased clarity about the clusters of work that might entail. […]
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Chris Hall Interviewed by Joann Neuroth Jay Marshall, former Dean of Earlham School of Religion, defines Ministry as “lived faith intentionally exercised toward others.” Christine Hall believes each one of us is suited for particular kinds of “lived faith” by our gifts, capacities, and relationship with the Holy. She finds that when we are faithful
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Ashley Wilcox, an alum of the 8th On Being a Spiritual Nurturer class, has been following a call to preach for some time now. It has led her to travel in ministry, start a church led by women preachers and, most recently, write a lectionary focused on passages on women in the Bible. School of
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We find stories to be powerful testimonies to how God is leading in our lives. So Snapshots is inaugurating a new feature in which we’ll invite the School of the Spirit community (including you) to tell us what leadings look like in their lives. Think about whether you have a story to share, or know
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“I think God always meets us where we are, and over the decade that I have been a Friend I have been in so many different states of being and meeting for worship was both a comfort to me and a challenge for me but I was being as good a Friend as I knew
Co-clerk Mary Linda McKinney asks: Am I Good Enough to be a Quaker? Read More »
From 2012 Pilgrimage to Iona, by Marybeth Toomey Marybeth shares her reflections on a pilgrimage to the isle of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Historical Record of Programs of The School of the Spirit Ministry This document outlines the particular practices that have characterized offerings under the care of SotS.
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving, by Jane Sobie Jane Sobie, a member of the 8th class of On Being a Spiritual Nurturer, reflects upon her experience of re-entering the Avila Retreat Center for the Spiritual Renewal Retreat in November 2013.
Upon Retirement As Core Teachers, December 2013 Reflections from Patty and Mike on their anticipated retirement as Core Teachers in June 2014.
Spiritual Authority in Our Meetings, by Lloyd Lee Wilson (45 mins.) On the Lamb’s War, by Lloyd Lee Wilson (6 mins.) From a presentation given at the 6th residency of the9th class of the On Being a Spiritual Nurturer program, November 2013.