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Get your ZZZs
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Get your ZZZs

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed Back before Christmas, the website Masterclass was offering a two-for-one membership deal. The opportunity to learn about any subject I could imagine was more than my inner nerd could pass up. I can virtually sit at the feet of experts in the arts, sciences, athletics, history, and more. A neuroscientist is currently … Continue reading →

What’s on your tree?
Advent / peer learning groups

What’s on your tree?

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed In normal years I hold the liturgical line, waiting until after Thanksgiving to put up the Christmas tree. In 2020, though, all bets are off. The tree was up by mid-November. I know I wasn’t alone in skipping ahead. I was so glad that I did, because unboxing and hanging the ornaments … Continue reading →

We are the church
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

We are the church

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed The church is not a building,the church is not a steeple,the church is not a resting place,the church is a people. –“We Are the Church,” words and music by Donald Marsh and Richard Avery, ©1972, Hope Publishing Company You might be familiar with this hymn, which is sometimes sung on Pentecost Sunday … Continue reading →

Setting new standards
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Setting new standards

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed As recently as mid-March, I cocooned myself in my office and coached clients and cranked out blog posts and workshop outlines with such focus that I felt, well, productive. Then the bus would drop my son off after school, and I’d switch gears, trying my best to be present to his needs … Continue reading →

Grieving Advent
Advent / COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Grieving Advent

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Carrie Harris • 1 Comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed For many pastors September is the month when they begin looking toward Advent. The program year is underway, the stewardship team has begun its work, and the music director is requesting seasonal themes in order to select appropriate pieces and prepare the choir to sing them. That means there’s space and impetus … Continue reading →

The log in my own eye
COVID-19 / peer learning groups / racial justice / Racial Reconciliation

The log in my own eye

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Carrie Harris • 5 Comments

By Laura Stephens-Reed I vividly remember (20 years ago now!) walking from the parking deck to my seminary classroom building when I saw an undergrad, talking on her phone, stride boldly into a crosswalk. An oncoming car screeched to a stop to avoid hitting her. The student never turned her head. I began to notice … Continue reading →

The importance of peer support
peer learning groups

The importance of peer support

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed Recently a member of one of CBF’s peer learning group reached out to his fellow members to share his appreciation for community that PLG offers. Below is an excerpt from that email, shared with permission. Hi my peer learning group friends! How are you doing? I miss you. I miss your laughter. I … Continue reading →

Pandemic gleanings
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Pandemic gleanings

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed Two-plus months into doing all the things at home—working, parenting, recreating—every part of me is weary. As an introvert, I need regular time inside a bubble that popped long ago. I know that extroverts are struggling in different ways, unable to be in places and around people that give them energy. If … Continue reading →

Going virtual
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Going virtual

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed By now you have not only become acquainted with and even proficient at Zoom, you are likely Zoomed out. That is understandable. Still, online meetings are the best way to build and maintain relationships during this season of social distancing. That includes your peer learning group connections, which is likely more vital … Continue reading →

The difficulty of discernment
General CBF / peer learning groups

The difficulty of discernment

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Laura Stephens-Reed  At the transfiguration, a recent lectionary text, Jesus invites Peter, James, and John – his executive committee – on a hike. A team-building exercise. A bit of continuing education. We don’t know if this committee has been briefed about what they’re going to witness at the peak. And even if they’ve gotten … Continue reading →

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