Congratulations to @thegeneralseminary Alum @revchandy (MDiv '95) upon his institution as the new rector of St Cuthbert's Episcopal Church in Cypress, Texas. It was an honor to preach at the service and to meet your amazing new community. And also great to spend time with the inestimable @lapadra1996 (MDiv '96) in her home turf! @texasdiocese is lucky to have some great GTS Alumni serving in the Lone Star State!
Delighted to have been able to spend Sunday with the good people of @saintmarythevirgin_chappaqua and their Rector, The Rev. Alan Christopher Lee (@thegeneralseminary Alum '20). Thanks for letting me share about my work on AI and the Church! I look forward to coming back when the book is finished (finally!).
“For the first time, I experienced spirituality as something not confined to thought or emotion, but enacted in and through the body. The Ash Wednesday rite’s words, taken from Genesis, the first book of the Bible, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return,” were no longer simply a text used to formulate a doctrine about human mortality. Spoken while touching skin, they became something more immediate. Faith had become material.”
Read @deandelashmutt ’s article about Ash Wednesday on @religionnewssvc at our link in bio. #ashwednesday #youaredust
Our first-ever Barbara Wheeler Fellow, Rev. Michael W. DeLashmutt, Ph.D., has written a timely and powerful essay on RNS. We invite you to join us in reading and celebrating his important contribution! Link in bio. #leadwithlove #leadership #storytelling #healing #narrativechange #faith #healingcentered
Life in this busy season can feel just a little too densely packed.
This reflection grew out of one of my monthly mentor team meetings with an amazing @thegeneralseminary MDiv student. We were talking about how to balance ministry, study, family, and, well…everything.
Somehow, we ended up talking about tote bags (!?!)
Read the full piece on Substack (link in bio and below)
And maybe take a moment this week to consider:
What are you carrying?
What’s essential?
What might need to stay on the shelf?
#substack #spiritualpractice #pastoralformation #seminarylife #theologymatters #generalseminary #clergyformation #vocation #christianleadership /pub/michaeldelashmutt/p/the-tote-bag-of-your-soul
This is exciting! Immediately after the One Day retreat in NYC, twelve of us have the opportunity to joyfully create a contemplative experience with our hands called “Fabricandi Divina”. Julia and Dr Rev Michael DeLashmutt—aka The Potter and the Priest—will guide a 90 minute practice with clay in their pottery studio near the church. If your schedule permits, please don’t miss this!!!
Rev Michael’s thesis is this: “embodied practices like pottery can help re-form the imagination. They slow us down. They engage the senses. They insist on cooperation with elemental forces. Clay, quite literally, calls us back to earth.” Yes!
All you need to do is sign up on our website. There’s a $25 cost to cover the clay, and it’s first come first serve, so please sign up soon.
Many more details on the website. (Link in profile and on the PP&G website)
Well would you look at that! My new book is now out!! /9798385224395/a-lived-theology-of-everyday-life/ I'm very grateful to @jeffkeuss@aroot and @todbol for their very kind endorsements.
I gave a little talk at a conference recently on AI and Ministry. It's basically the outline of the new book I'm writing on theology and technology. Enjoy! /p/theology-after-intelligence
