• Transitioning From Small Church To Big Church & Diocesan Staff
    Jan 11 2024
    • Trinity Church, Boston - https://www.trinitychurchboston.org/
    • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR - https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/
    • Episcopal Diocese of Michigan - https://www.edomi.org
    • Dr. Paul Farmer’s funeral at Trinity Church
    • Catechesis is Trinity Cathedral’s ​​”five-month immersion in scripture, history, worship, and Christian practices is also a chance to learn more about this community of faith.”
    • Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia


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    50 mins
  • "Traditional" Small Church Clergy
    Jan 4 2024

    Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford, CT (on the web)
    https://gracehartford.org/

    Reference this earlier episode of our podcast to understand more about the “Baby Big Church” idea
    https://smallchurchesbigimpact.buzzsprout.com/1806781/9656901-baby-big-church

    Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford, CT (on Facebook)
    https://www.facebook.com/GECHartford

    “What is Anglo-Catholicism?”
    http://www.stmarymagdalenoxford.org.uk/what-is-anglo-catholicism/

    “Anglo-Catholicism: What It Is Not and What It Is’ by Walter Herbert Stowe (1932)
    http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/whstowe/what1932.html

    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia

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    39 mins
  • Dual Career Clergy
    Dec 28 2023
    • Skip Eller
      • St. Aidan’s, Tulsa, Oklahoma: www.facebook.com/saintaidantulsa
      • Manhattan Construction: https://manhattanconstructiongroup.com/manhattan-construction-company/
    • Elizabeth Felicetti
      • St. David’s, Richmond, Virginia: www.stdavidsrva.org/
      • Author’s website: https://elizabethfelicetti.com
      • Book: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802882349/
    • Mike Kugler
      • Church of the Savior, Orange City, Iowa: www.facebook.com/groups/307503601622
      • Northwestern College: https://nwciowa.edu
      • Book: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/I/Into-the-Jungle
    • Rick Swanson
      • St. John’s in the Mountains, Stowe, Vermont: https://stjohnsinthemountains.org
    • Leyla King
      • Blog: www.thankfulpriest.com
      • Diocese of West Texas: www.dwtx.org
    • Stacy Williams-Duncan
      • Little Fork Episcopal Church, Rixeyville, Virginia: www.littleforkchurch.org
      • Learning Forte: www.learningforte.com

    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia


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    48 mins
  • Bishops Who Support Small Churches
    Dec 21 2023

    Show Notes: Bishops Who Support Small Church Ministry

    Seasons 1 & 2 of the Small Churches Big Impact Collective podcast


    Part-Time is Plenty by Jeffrey MacDonald: https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664265995/parttime-is-plenty.aspx

    Episcopal Parish Network webinar: What is Making Small Churches Thrive? https://youtu.be/jSCNMyTW44g

    College for Congregational Development: https://www.cdcollege.org

    Small Church Network gatherings in EDOT: https://www.epicenter.org/resources/small-church-network

    1 Corinthians 12:12-27: https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=567607660

    Pizza Church at Christ Church Bethlehem, CT: https://www.christepiscopalchurchbethlehem.com/

    Episode 6 in season 1 of SCBI: Unpacking the Bivocational Knapsack


    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia

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    42 mins
  • Lay People In Small Church Leadership
    Dec 14 2023
    • St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Ocean View, HI: http://www.stjudeshawaii.org/
    • St Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Edinburg, TX: https://www.stmattrgv.org/
    • Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd George West, TX: https://www.facebook.com/p/Church-of-the-Good-Shepherd-George-West-TX-100083034745597/
    • Information about St Jude’s shower ministry, food, and wifi ministries: http://www.stjudeshawaii.org/outreach.html
    • To inquire about being a Visiting Priest at St. Jude’s: www.stjudeshawaii.org/about-us.html
    • Divine Aloha: Stories from St. Jude’s: www.amazon.com/Divine-Aloha-Stories-Episcopal-Church/dp/B08NVXHG5L/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=divine+aloha+cutts&qid=1606375331&s=books&sr=1-1
    • https://sermons4kids.com/
    • Diocese of West Texas online resources: https://www.dwtx.org/resources

    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia


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    43 mins
  • Relational, Resourceful, and Resilient
    Dec 7 2023
    • Iona Collaborate: https://iona.ssw.edu/
    • Iona Collaborate Thriving in Bi-Vocational Ministry: https://iona.ssw.edu/thriving-in-bi-vocational-ministry/
    • Learning Forte! https://www.learningforte.com/
    • Gathering of Leaders: https://www.thegatheringofleaders.org/
    • Canon 9 Ordinations with Local Formation: In 1988 the 69th General Convention of the Episcopal Church established Title III, Canon 9 that allowed bishops to ordain lay folk to serve in part-time capacities in "small, isolated, remote, or distinct in respect of ethnic composition, language or culture." Priests ordained under Canon 9 were only allowed to serve congregations in their ordaining diocese.
    • To join a Small Church Chat, please email smallchurchesbigimpact@gmail.com We currently offer Small Church Chats at the following times each month
      • 1st Tuesday at 2:00 PM EDT
      • 2nd Monday at 11:30 AM EDT
      • 4th Tuesday at 1:30 PM EDT
    • Small Churches Big Impact Facebook Page: ​​https://www.facebook.com/SmallChurchesBigImpact
    • Small Churches Big Impact Facebook Group for small church leaders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1269657063520084
    • Philadelphia 11 documentary: https://www.philadelphiaelevenfilm.com/
    • Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia

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    44 mins
  • The Call to Lead in Navajoland
    Dec 27 2022

    Host: the Rev. Stacy-Williams Duncan

    Guests: the Revs. Leon Sampson and Joe Hubbard

    The Episcopal Church in Navajoland

    Good Shepherd Mission, Fort Defiance, AZ

    St. Christopher’s Mission, Bluff, UT

    Episcopal News Service (ENS) article about Navajoland deputation at General Convention

    Leon Sampson is a 2019 graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and currently serves as the curate priest at Good Shepherd Mission in Fort Defiance, AZ. Good Shepherd is located on the Colorado Plateau, in the Four Corners Region of the Navajo Nation.

    Joe Hubbard serves as Vicar of St. Christopher’s Mission in Bluff, UT and Ministry Developer for the Utah Region of the Episcopal Church in Navajoland. Before attending Virginia Theological Seminary, Joe worked as an attorney in Montgomery, AL and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. In the summer of 2020, Joe and his wife Ashley, their three children Hill, Hattie, and Hannah, and dog Bubba joined Episcopal Church on Navajoland in assisting with their COVID relief efforts.

    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia

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    56 mins
  • The Joys & Sacrifices of Rural Church Ministry
    Dec 20 2022

    Host: The Rev. Leyla King

    https://smallchurchesbigimpact.org/

    https://thankfulmemorial.org/

    https://thankfulpriest.home.blog/

    Guests:

    The Rev. Mark Nabors is the Vicar of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and also serves St. Peter's on the Prairie Episcopal Church in Tollville, Arkansas. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (BA and MPA) and Sewanee (MDiv), he is passionate about liturgy, hymnody, and church administration. Mark and his wife Molly were married in 2017. Together they have two dogs, Pete and Fancy, and a cat, Gunther.

    https://stalbansstuttgart.weebly.com/

    The Rev. Anne West has been blessed with a rich and rewarding ministry. She is West Virginia born and raised. Ordained in 1989, she has served churches in West Virginia, Virginia and New Jersey. Eighteen of her 33 years in ministry were spent serving as School Chaplain in 3 different Episcopal boarding schools. She is passionate about small community ministry and thrives in small church settings. She loves the Episcopal Church and feels honored and humbled to serve God in this part of the vineyard.

    https://www.gracechurchstanardsville.org/

    Music: I Love to Tell the Story, Benjamin Grove, keyboard

    Podcast produced by Polymnia

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    47 mins