This month I am sharing Advent reflections and stories. They gather up moments that I love. And they bring to life blessing and promise, silence and singing, grief and vulnerability, and moments of joy and hope. I am also recording…
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3MMM | Episode 42: Blueprint Stories
Sometimes help is literally in the palm of our hands and we cannot see it. Sometimes our ability to see or imagine or welcome the things we need in life is blocked by the kind of deeply seated beliefs and…
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3MMM | Episode 26: Future Stories
My training in psychology prepared me to look with careful attention to the past and to analyze how stories from family and childhood experiences that shape our lives. Not just our personal stories, but also stories embedded in religious rituals…
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Advent II : Learning Stories of Advent
Learning Stories of Advent (2011) One of the many gifts of following the church year and circling through the life of Jesus and the life of the church every twelve months, is its orientation of newcomers into the practice of…
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Beyond “American Thanksgiving”
This year I want to think beyond โAmerican Thanksgivingโ and its usual traditions. I want to share with you my commitment to understanding, learning from, and supporting Indigenous Peoples. Many of them are seeking to care for and โreclaim stewardship…
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3MMM | Episode 247: How to Pray
In my conversation with Rev. Dr Clรกudio Carvalhaes this week, we talk about how to pray. We begin with one of Claudioโs recent projects and books Liturgies from Below: Praying with People at the End of the World. The project…
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3MMM | Episode 245: Creative Process
I’m excited to welcome my friend and colleague Rev. Dr. Clรกudio Carvalhaes to talk with me and you about many things, starting this week with creative process. Claudio is a professor, minister, liturgist, artist, and author. A year ago he…
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Teaching Resource Gallery
Welcome to the Teaching Resource Gallery! We created it especially for seminary and college professors, congregational and faith community teachers, Clinical Pastoral Education supervisors and educators, and anyone looking for teaching or mentoring resources on topics related to pastoral imagination…
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3MMM | Episode 242: Blessings for School by Erin Robinson Hall
This week our guest post โBlessings for Schoolโ comes to us from author, minister, mama, and 3MMM Team member, Erin Robinson Hall. As we approach the new school year, we are excited to offer a short series of guest posts…
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3MMM | Episode 240: Teaching Religious Studies by Adam DJ Brett
This week our guest post “Teaching Religious Studies” comes to us from Dr. Adam D.J. Brett, 3MMM Team member and adjunct instructor. As we approach the new school year, we are excited to offer a series of guest posts about…
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3MMM | Episode 239: You are NOT alone
Callie Swanlundโs new book is part of a beautiful and growing effort by writers addressing ministers and church leaders, reminding us, you are not alone! From Weary to Wholehearted is Callieโs love letter to remind you and me of many…
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3MMM | Episode 237: Writing with Support
Itโs hard to believe that an hour of writing with support each weekday is enough to really accomplish anything. And one of my Vanderbilt professors used to say, If you are going to be a successful scholar and publish enough…
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3MMM | Episode 236: Unearthing Treasure
The last seven weeks of my life have been like no other, and they have included unearthing treasure among other things. On Good Friday we began the process of taking over finances, legalities, and material stuff to support my parents…
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3MMM | Episode 235: Sustainable & Wholehearted
This week we are back with Rev. Callie Swanlund and talking about what it means to live into a sustainable and wholehearted ministry. Tomorrow May 7 is a big day for Callie and her new bookย From Weary to Wholehearted: A…
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3MMM | Episode 233: Celebrating My Ordination
The end of March often arrives, and I realize that I didnโt mark the anniversary or celebrate my ordination. This year Iโm celebrating on March 19. It is the day I was ordained. And Iโm happy to share a few…
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3MMM | Episode 230: Advocating for Women
Imagine advocating for a place where women and lgbtiqa+ people preach and lead most Sundays. A place where seminary students seek to learn from wise pastors. Where every age person from youngest to eldest has a place and a role…
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3MMM | Episode 226: Notice, Appreciate, Wonder
Happy New Year’s Eve! This is not a post that will scream about the last minute, or rush you to give, buy, do, support, or show up somewhere. Instead it is a post that looks back a little and forward…
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#PandemicPastoring Report (2022) Download + News
#PandemicPastoring Report (2022) Download + News | Learn about the Author | Watch the Webinar ++++++++++ Pre-order the #PandemicPastoring Study Guide The #PandemicPastoring STUDY GUIDE is available NOW!ย We are living in a new era of ministry. We need to…
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Pastoral Imagination Book
Welcome to the Pastoral Imagination book page. You can observe and imagine doing ministry. Yet until you enter it with your whole self, alongside people in everyday situations, you cannot know fully how a calling comes to life. ~Eileen Campbell-ReedPastoral…
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3MMM | Episode 156: #MeTooReckoning Workshop Available!
Thanks for stopping by to learn more about the #MeTooReckoning Workshop. We believe there is a reckoning underway, and we want this new self-paced workshop to help you navigate it. Access for the #MeTooReckoning Workshop NOW Available The course is…
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3MMM | Episode 217: Vocational Grief
Gratitude is rightly our focus during clergy appreciation month, yet as part of our acknowledgement of clergy today, letโs also attend to the reality of vocational grief. While it can be hard to name and process, and typically remains out…
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