Synodality
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Theological literacy – more than a digital download
Christian theology means trained reflection on faith and practice, not memorized facts, and that skill belongs to more than clergy alone.
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We cannot avoid theology as disciples
Rather than mining history for precedent, a case is made for asking what serves the kingdom of God going forward.
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Worship needs the senses
Comparing a Canadian church service with Catholic liturgy reveals how ritual, symbol and abundance shape joyful, lasting faith.
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Theology as a resource in Christian discipleship
Theological literacy is a tool every disciple needs to navigate faith, doubt and daily life. It makes everyday life easier and richer.
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The bishop said “you should be ashamed of yourself”
One woman’s decades-long calling to priesthood was met with shame, silence and repeated institutional denial.
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What if the Algorithm wears a Mitre?
A non-clericalist model is essential if the church hopes to keep the passion and creativity of lay believers.
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Bastille Day values: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
The revolutionary triad may express convictions Christianity had long held about freedom, fairness and human kinship
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The whole stadium feels it first
A room that listens this way learns things about itself that a closed room never could have learned.
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Forming leaders in a missionary church
Synodality asks how the church should act together, but formation for the leaders who must live it out remains an afterthought.
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Women’s Synod report longer with less to say
Drawing on Acts 10-15 and real testimony, one Synod group offered open questions and discernment rather than closing the door with a pronouncement.
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