From Followers to Leaders: The Feast of the Ascension

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From Followers to Leaders: The Feast of the Ascension

The Feast of the Ascension can feel like a story of goodbye, but maybe the Ascension is really a story about transition. In this reflection, we’ll consider what it means for the disciples to move from followers to leaders, and how that same movement unfolds in our own lives, communities, and church today. How do we step forward in faith when the world feels uncertain? And how is the Spirit still guiding us as we grow into the work we are called to do?

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I’m Kinda Over Getting Told to Throw My Hands Up in the Air

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I’m Kinda Over Getting Told to Throw My Hands Up in the Air

What an image of leadership – Moses so visibly present on the hill with his hands raised and two of his community members on either side offering support. It seems like a lot of us could benefit from this kind of leadership, especially during these times of transition. We’re no longer what we have been, but we don’t know what we’re becoming. How will we get through this? How are our leaders leading, and how do we support each other as community? And where is God in all this?

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