Keith Howard

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  • Closing for Emerging Spirit

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    The Emerging Spirit project will officially end on December 31, 2010. As part of the closing of the project we gathered those who had presented workshops, under the banner of the project, from all across the country. Not all could attend but 35 gathered at Church House November 23-24, 2010. This reflection formed part of…

  • Don’t talk too much!

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    The Living the Faith event held at Ryerson United Church last Saturday – thanks Dan, Debra and Pamela! – lifted up a few things for me. 1. While the Emerging Spirit team feels we have been immersed in this stuff for a long time, it comes as news to many. For most people at the…

  • Will there be an Emerging Spirit II?

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    No. Emerging Spirit was designed to go four years. There was money left after the four years and so the program went an extra year so that we could continue to respond to requests from congregations and regions for events in their area. So what will happen? One of the things that the General Secretary…

  • The Trouble with Emerging Spirit

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    Part of the trouble with Emerging Spirit was not in its mandate or vision but in failing to appreciate just how difficult it is for local leadership to make significant shifts in a congregational culture. We probably should have known better – and maybe even did – but the timeframe was compact and necessitated certain…