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Homing: A Call to Christian Hospitality in the 21st Century
https://www.ecfvp.org/blogs/4023/homing-a-call-to-christian-hospitality-in-the-21st-century I believe God speaks to us in confluences....
Lisa G. Fischbeck
May 25, 20233 min read
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Founded, Established or Launched?
https://www.ecfvp.org/blogs/3944/founded-established-or-launched Episcopalians know that words matter. Words in our liturgy express what...
Lisa G. Fischbeck
May 25, 20233 min read
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Stewardship, Tithing, Giving, Annual Pledge
Submitted by: ECFVP User Author name: Lisa Fischbeck Episcopal Church of the Advocate Chapel Hill, North Carolina At the risk of tipping...
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Jun 3, 20211 min read
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The Season of Departures
It took me a while to notice, but summer is a hard season in the life of a church in a university town. People leave. We wish them well,...
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Jun 3, 20215 min read
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The Challenge of the Sound Bite
The local public radio station allows sponsors 24 words for each ad. The name of the sponsor counts as one word. But if a website is...
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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Bi-Vocational?
When I was in my late 30s, I believed I had two vocations: I was a priest, and also a wife and mother. Both of these identities engaged...
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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Mindful Stewardship
What does it mean to be attentive to the gifts we’ve been given and the ways we use them? In Mindful Stewardship, Lisa Fischbeck describes w
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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Going a Little Deeper Into Community Life
Truth be told, it’s possible to participate in the Sunday morning exchange of greetings and coffee hour fellowship, even the occasional potl
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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Pronoun Buttons: A Sign of Welcome
A member of the congregation asked if we might have pronoun buttons made for folks to wear in church -- simple pin buttons that would identi
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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Metaphorical Access Ramps
Lisa Fischbeck figured the Memorial Day concert and cookout would be a good way for folks to experience the hospitality of the church. It al
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
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The Church Cat
The Episcopal Church of the Advocate lost its best loved greeter and mouser this spring. Smoke the Advo-cat came initially to take care of a
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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A Celebration of Life to Prepare for Death
In A Celebration of Life to Prepare for Death, Lisa Fischbeck explores the bright side of being given enough time to prepare for death. She
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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The Church as Corgi
Many have used metaphor to teach about the Church, the church as a mother, etc. In her blog, Lisa Fischbeck compares small and mid-sized chu
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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Eating Together Faithfully
As the holiday season approaches with its tables of bounty, Lisa Fishbeck advises us to consider how we think about food and how sharing our
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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Change the Metaphor
Rather than cast away the works of darkness, we can be more particular, and instead cast away the works of those policies, those tendencies,
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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John: The Gospel of Glory and….
In our latest blog, John: The Gospel of Glory and…, Lisa Fischbeck explores her initial love of John that becomes tempered by the realizatio
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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Acknowledging the Body’s Weariness
What is the value in acknowledging, tending to and addressing our weariness? In Acknowledging the Body’s Weariness, Lisa Fischbeck reflects
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Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Good morning, Steward!
I don’t know for certain, but I’m inclined to think that the awkward, and perhaps corny, practice of calling one another Steward, might chal
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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In Times of Great Sickness and Mortality
World views are being shaped anew.
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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