At an Episcopal Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, a core group of about a dozen people engaged in a listening process that will influence their programs and budget after the November election….
As questions loom about the outcomes of the 2024 election, faith leaders and some congregations are taking the matter into their own hands — and imaginations.
Across the country and on many Zoom meetings, lay people and clergy are envisioning different possible scenarios — a Harris victory, a Trump win, a change in congressional leadership or an unclear outcome — and thinking, praying and determining how to respond to each….
[T]he Rev. Jered Weber-Johnson said it’s given congregants a new perspective on pre- and post-election concerns. “My hope is that this will reorient our fear or anger or even joy and celebration, regardless of the outcome, to push for policies and greater support for those that our government and society routinely disregard and leave behind, regardless of which party is setting policy.”
St. John’s “Facing Our Fears” Faith Forum series, and our work with the Vandersall Collective’s “Day 1 Guide,” was recently included in a Religion News story by Adelle M. Banks! Click here to read the article or listen to an audio version.
And click the video below to watch our Faith Forum from this past Sunday, October 27, where Jered Weber-Johnson and the vestry presented our Day 1 Response, the culmination of the “Facing Our Fears” series.
