World Refugee Sunday

June 22nd is World Refugee Sunday. Check out the great resources at the Refugee Highway Partnership to enable you and your church to be more fully educated on this important issue so that the congregation can fully participate. This is one issue that I am really passionate about. Any time I see [...]

Thin Space: Learning From the Celitc Saints

Our workshop on Celtic Christianity is coming up in a couple of weeks.  If you do not live in the Seattle area but would like to participate on Skype please let me know.

Thin Space Learning from the Celtic Saints: a day long learning/sharing experience hosted by Mustard Seed Associates and the Mustard Seed House.

When? [...]

Upcoming Celtic Events

I just realized that it is probably time that I updated my event links. We will be holding another Celtic workshop at the Mustard Seed House June 7th and our annual Celtic Prayer retreat (this will be our 17th) on Camano Island August 9-11. In fact we have a busy season coming up [...]

After the drought

I am sitting in Sydney at my brother’s place with the rain falling outside.  Tom & I have just returned from a wonderful week in Melbourne where we  were able to catch up on old friends and make some new ones as well.
I loved the Forge festival with Andrew Jones (Tall Skinny Kiwi), Sally Morgenthaler, [...]

Reconnecting

Yesterday we drove from Sydney to Melbourne, a drive I have not done for 30 years.  There is something very special about reconnecting to one’s roots and I am feeling quite energized as a result.  The beauty of sunset skies behind a hill studded with snow gums is breathtaking.  More than anything I am enjoying [...]

Coming to Australia

Tom & I will be in Australia April 6 - 26. I will mainly be there to visit my family but Tom will also be doing speaking at various events. Here is our tentative schedule.
Monday 7 Morling College - [...]

Morning Prayers for Lent: Conspiring in the Streets

Well we have finally said goodbye to the last of our international guests. Mark Pierson left this afternoon for New Zealand. His morning prayers were one of the highlights of the conference for me. Here are the powerpoint slides from Friday with the theme Conspiring in the Streets.

The series of photos for [...]

The New Conspirators - a more complete profile

We have just updated the conference website with a complete list of speakers & other interesting information.  I am excited because I think we are bringing together a broader array of innovators in the missional, emerging, monastic and mosaic streams than has been done at any previous conference.
Check it out 

Songs for a Revolution of Hope

I thought that you might be interested in this CD that Brian McLaren has just produced in conjunction with Tracy Howe and the Restoration Project called songs for a Revolution of Hope .  As I mentioned last week Tracy will be performing a house concert in conjunction with Mustard Seed Associates on November 3rd.  Click [...]

Tracy Howe in Concert

Hope that you can join us for a House Concert with Tracy Howe of the Restoration Village

Host: Mustard Seed Associates
When? Saturday, November 3, 2007 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Where? Shafer-Baillie Mansion 907 14th Ave E Seattle, WA
Contact: mail@msainfo.org

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Come for a concert at the Shafer Baillie Mansion in Capitol Hill to benefit Mustard Seed Associates and the [...]