If, consciously or unconsciously, we are waiting for these markers of adulthood to occur before spreading wide the arms of invitation to share power in the church, the future of the church looks very bleak.
Believe it or not, you do theology everyday. No, I’m not assuming that you’ve got a PhD. or have gone to seminary. How you see God, how you seek meaning, […]
Why are we afraid of intimacy? What do I mean by that? Well here’s my attempt at a definition (not meant to be binding, but something to work with.) Intimacy […]
Some of you are done with church completely. I know that. I won’t try to pressure you to go back. But now that fall is here I’ve heard from a […]
It’s already begun, God. we drive, we fly, to Saskatoon. Towards an assembled church. We are passionate and nervous. We are eager and reserved. Living one, God who’s presence we crave, […]
I just finished a powerful novel called Silence by Shusaku Endo. Written originally in 1966 by a Japanese author, Silence actually will become a Hollywood film released sometime this year. According to the back-cover, Silence takes […]
Last weekend I did something I’ve never done before. I had the opportunity to go to a native reserve, only about an hour’s drive from where I live. There was […]
As a community blog, PiE invites you to submit guest blogs for us. We welcome Darren DeMelo as our very first guest blogger. The church is being converted. Five years ago […]
A short time ago, I accepted an offer to preach at Wilmot Mennonite Church about PiE. Wilmot is a small, aging church outside of New Hamburg, and the word on […]
After almost a year of visioning, talking, sharing, despairing, praying, and experimenting, we are now ready to bring Pastors in Exile publically to our community. Ultimately though, PiE is not […]
Pastors in Exile 