May 14, 2026
Why we need your parish’s voice—yes, yours For the last few months, Forward Movement has been supporting the TEC Trajectory Study, a denomination-wide research project on Episcopal congregations led by the Rev. Dr. Christopher Corbin (Rector, Trinity Episcopal Oshkosh; Evangelism MAT Coordinator, Diocese of Wisconsin). It’s the full expansion of...
May 13, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, I’m sorry you didn’t receive a Forward Today weekly email last week. I was wrapped up in our semi-annual meeting of the Forward Movement board of directors. For this meeting, we gathered at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Minneapolis. Wow, what a great place that is! Our...
May 4, 2026
When I first saw the syllabus for my Intro to New Testament class at seminary, I wasn’t sure what to think. The reading list listed only one book (the professor’s own, obviously). For the rest of the class, we just needed to read the New Testament three times through by...
April 29, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, Do you pray for your church? If so, wonderful! And if not, it’s never too late to start. It’s easy to be disappointed by the church at times. After all, Jesus has delegated the leadership of his church on earth to sinners! Lay leaders, bishops, priests,...
