
Focus your parish on growing in love of God and neighbor.
"Too often the church relies on anecdotal information to evaluate impact. How do we really know people are growing as Christians and that we are making a lasting difference in their lives? RenewalWorks provides a perfect blend of research rigor and contextual program flexibility to provide substantial and creative support to congregations and their leaders. What we learned from the data reports inspired and improved our program implementation...participating congregations acquired the confidence to address their spiritual longings directly and new appreciation for their distinct gifts in being church where they are planted."
Lisa Kimball, Ph.D.
Vice President for Lifelong Learning, Virginia Theological Seminary
Blog
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Adding a Fall Spiritual Practice
RenewalWorks talks a lot about the importance of spiritual practices. Outside of Sunday worship, what do you do during the week to encourage a deeper love of God and neighbor? How…
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Monday Matters: Create in me a clean heart
Psalm 51:1-11 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses. 2 Wash me through and through from my wickedness and…
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Monday Matters: Howard Thurman wisdom
Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 1 Lord, you have searched me out and known me; you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar.2 You trace my…
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Being Vulnerable is Leadership
This week's reflection on encouraging prayer comes from Rev. Elsa Worth at St James Episcopal Church in Keene NH. Over the past few years RenewalWorks has worked with the Diocese…