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Building Partnerships and Belonging Across Mosaic
Across the board’s listening sessions, participants celebrated new partnerships, raised questions about belonging and discernment, and shared hopes for how Mosaic can grow.
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Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone
by Barbie Fischer In our last edition, we began our series on hospitality and took a look at Abraham and Sarah welcoming three strangers in Genesis 18: 1-8 in the […]
Going to the Margins: A 10 year experiment in South Philly
This is what fruitful investment and going to the margins of our communities might mean over the long haul.
That’s What the Church is Supposed to Do
By Marta Castillo, Pastor at Nueva Vida Norristown New Life “My mom just said that she can’t handle it! She is not willing to take care of the kids. She is […]
Spirit's Strange Words
As Pentecost approaches and we talk of hospitality, we must remember the importance of language and communication. Check out what Steve Kriss, Director of Leadership Cultivation & Congregational Resourcing for the conference has […]
Welcoming the Stranger
By Barbie Fischer As we begin this journey of diving into the subject of hospitality, it seems fitting to start at the beginning. The origin of the word hospitality can […]
Creating Space
Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy.
Tuning Fork
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Tuning Fork
As an Anabaptist follower of Jesus, I hold Jesus at the center of my faith – he is the “perfect pitch” on which all of my life is centered.
The Meaning of Hospitality
by Barbie Fischer Hospitality is a word used often in church, yet, how often do we stop to contemplate what it really means to be hospitable? The Greek word translated […]
Child Abuse Prevention Month
As the month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the conference hopes that you and your congregations will join other religious leaders and government officials around the country […]
Locally Handmade Comforter Appears in the New York Times
by Barbie Fischer Often when items are donated to a ministry, the recipient of the donation is unknown. The Vincent Sewing Circle ladies are well aware of this fact as […]
Blessing and Appreciation
On Wednesday, March 23rd, Franconia Conference hosted an appreciation luncheon for the Conference’s 19 Conference Related Ministries (CRMs). Representatives from the organizations enjoyed lunch in the Fisher Auditorium at Dock Woods, part […]
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