Introducing Summer: Fertility, Abundance, and Rest: A Resource from The Center for Spirituality in Nature A Leadership Commons Open House Wednesday, June 18 • 12.00 – 12.45pm (Eastern) • Online This program is offered at no cost. Donations to support the work of The BTS Center will be received with gratitude. Register This June, we […]| The BTS Center
This is a Bearings Test Post I am creating a new Bearings post, and assigning it to an issue using YooTheme Builder (not classic). Just a gallery below… Convocation 2021 2021-7-13 Rooted & Rising General Synod graphic Wild Spirituality Retreat 2021-08-06 (1) BTS 7-30-21 web and ecard Research Collaborative| The BTS Center
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Bearings Magazine For five years, 2014-2019, Bearings was an online publication of The BTS Center, sharing insights from 21st century ministers — very broadly construed — from across the United States, across Christian denominations, and sometimes outside the Christian tradition. Each monthly issue of Bearings included features on key issues and interests in ministry, commentary from 21st century ministry thought […]| The BTS Center
“It’s December, and nobody asked if I was ready,” writes poet Sarah Kay. December arrives every year with a bit of urgency, doesn’t it? The last remnants of turkey are still in the refrigerator, and all of a sudden, almost without warning, ready or not, we find ourselves turning the calendar to the very last […]| The BTS Center
Every resurrection requires death. This is written into the rhythms of creation. Spring is preceded by winter. New forest growth is preceded by forest fires. Sunrise is always preceded by sunset. Rebirth comes after walking through the valley of the shadow of death. Easter Sunday comes after Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Nothing escapes this reality. I learned […]| The BTS Center
This time of year marks the return of the “C&E” crowd to churches—the folks who appear at Christmas and Easter. I imagine that lots of clergy and regular congregants have mixed feelings about these seasonal prodigals. On the one hand, it’s pretty magical to have a packed house at holiday services with extra voices ringing […]| The BTS Center
In July I was invited to speak about the #BaltimoreUprising at the Duke Summer Institute for Reconciliation. My presentation focused on “Why We Cry, How We Cry and Who Can Cry?” in response to state violence. “Why We Cry” dealt with the systemic and structural violence in Baltimore City—the years of neglect, disinvestment and underdevelopment. […]| The BTS Center
“Jesus Loves Me” was one of the first songs we taught the twins when they started to put sounds together to form some semblance of words: Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong— they are weak, but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, […]| The BTS Center
It was a damp and windy February day in 1991 when I walked those few solemn blocks. With trepidation I swung open the heavy door and for the first time entered a beautiful but cavernous space. As I slowly made my way down the aisle, about twelve men, some quite elderly, approached me with great […]| The BTS Center
Spiritual Leadership for a Climate-Changed World| thebtscenter.org
As our climate-changed and changing world continues to demand courage, imagination, and resourcefulness, congregations and their leaders have a unique opportunity to offer prophetic voices of possibility. With their skills and community connections, preachers are in a special position to offer spiritual guidance in the quest for understanding, connection, and resilience in a world in need of environmental healing and wholeness.| The BTS Center