The Pew Note

Nobody's Counting
Three Sundays away from my own parish taught me what that lawn sign actually means.
Jul 26 • The Pew Note
Phew! I made it.
What church bells mean to me
Jul 20 • The Pew Note
The Vestry as Leadership School
Why saying yes to your parish might be the best leadership decision you make
Jul 12 • The Pew Note
The Quiet Saints in Every Congrgation
The ministry most of us walk right past
Jul 5 • The Pew Note

June 2026

Summer Church
Parish parking gets easier in July
Jun 28 • The Pew Note
When the Answer Is "no."
When ministry doesn't go the way you hoped
Jun 21 • The Pew Note
What the Prayer Book Actually Expects
I’ve been in enough vestry meetings, as a member and as a guest, to know how they usually start.
Jun 14 • The Pew Note
Prayers Someone Else Wrote
A charismatic mom, an Episcopal daughter, and one very good question
Jun 7 • The Pew Note
Ordinary Sundays
The work that holds a congregation together, week after week
Jun 1 • The Pew Note

May 2026

The Original Fire Service
Pentecost was everyone's first day.
May 24 • The Pew Note
You Don't Have to Be Ordained to Have a Calling
“Have you thought about ordination?” That’s the first question asked when someone starts showing up differently, serving more intentionally, reading…
May 17 • The Pew Note
The Lay Person in the Room
There’s a particular experience that comes with being a lay person at a table full of clergy.
May 14 • The Pew Note
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