Ministry in the 21st Century: Urban Experiments
Rev. Nanette Sawyer talks about the challenges and surprises of her early years in ministry in this series on emerging practices in churches.
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The church downtown: Strategies for urban ministry
Rev. Nanette Sawyer is interviewed about the early days of the church she founded in an art gallery, Wicker Park Grace. The interviewer writes, “Wicker Park Grace is a good, small, delicate thing, riding the tides of gentrification and gathering up refugees from other churches, promising a more peaceful, gentle way.”
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The Sacred Art of Hospitality interview with Nanette Sawyer
The Sacred Art of Hospitality interview with Nanette Sawyer
“This isn’t a cookbook guaranteeing church growth as an outcome. This book is about learning the “Art of Spiritual Living.” This process makes for a better life—and a better world.”
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