Jeffrey Mackie-Deernsted: Summer Ministry in Yukon
Being in Mayo was my first experience living and worshipping with First Nations people. It helped me to gain more understanding of their realities and [...]
Juggling Tensions: Peter Lekx reflects on his first semester at Montreal Dio
Those times of private practice which are essential for any musician are also often a time of prayer and meditation for me--a way that I [...]
Spotlight on Alumni: The Rev. Robert Bergner
Dio graduate Bob Bergner writes: Since my graduation from Dio in 2008, I have pursued a varied ministry. I spent the first couple of years [...]
Telling stories, forming community
Dear friends, Last Tuesday, when I was speaking about my research on the church in South Sudan, I showed a picture of one of my [...]
Standing in the past, present, and future
Dear friends, As the days grow short, the liturgical calendar directs our attention forward to what is to come. We have already sensed this in [...]
New church structures for a new church future
Dear colleagues, Last Friday, the Ministry Seminar for students in the first two years of the M.Div. discussed Bivocational: Returning to the Roots of Ministry [...]
The Bible in Christian Life
Dear colleagues, Here is an obvious statement: for Christians, the Bible is important. That thought has recurred for me several times in recent weeks. I [...]
Giving what we have to build the church
Dear colleagues, This summer, I visited Manitoulin Island, the island that separates Georgian Bay from the rest of Lake Huron. Manitoulin is important to me [...]
Priestly ministry and party membership? An election day reflection
Dear colleagues, When he was Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu instituted a policy that prohibited clergy from being members of a political party. The [...]