Cultivating Communities
C. Christopher Smith, Lindsey Cornett, Michael Bowling, Brad Fruhauff, Lisa Rodriguez-WatsonFor church leaders who desire more for their churches, we explore what it means to be a rooted church, embodying the way of Jesus.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Sitting in Pews, Standing at a Crossroads
This week, we are kicking off a new series in collaboration with our friends at Missio Alliance, looking at the prophesy found in Jeremiah 6 and considering what it might say to the church today.
Missio Alliance is a national network o...
Don’t outsource the church’s work.
Today, we’re joined by our friend and colleague, Mike Bowling, to share about the role of local congregations in community development. In a few weeks, some members of our team will attend the Christian Community Development Association ann...
Environment, Spirituality, and our Faith in Place
While you’re connecting with our Cultivating Communities work here on the internet, one of our hopes and goals is always to be connecting face-to-face with folks whenever possible. That’s why today, we’re excited to tell you about an event...
Do our worship gatherings actually do the work we expect them to do?
About a week ago, my friend wrote a superb article published in Christianity Today, entitled: “Wendell Berry, ‘Bad-weather Church-goer.’” In Berry’s work, many church leaders have found wisdom for being a church community, and Drew wrestle...
Our Own Itineraries
Well, it is that time! Today, we’ll share the final reflection from Jim Aldrich about A Secular Age by Charles Taylor.
We began this series, believe it or not, in January of this year! (Every post in the series can be seen here.)
A Secula...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Senior Editor, The Englewood Review of Books. Resource Coordinator for The Cultivating Communities project. Author: Slow Church (co-authored with John Pattison), Reading for the Common Good, and How the Body of Christ Talks.
Lindsey is a loud talker, obsessive coffee drinker, and lover of the written word who lives in Indianapolis with her family. She is the Managing Editor of Englewood Press, a contributor to Indianapolis Moms, and an advocate for public schools.
A member of Englewood Christian Church for 33 years. Married to Lisa Bowling for 51 years.
Writer, editor, ghostwriter, and first student of Human Training
Lisa is the National Director of Missio Alliance an organization that curates content and conversations around the pressing things facing the church in order drive meaningful change.
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