Let's Just Try It

12/07/23 • 20 min

In this episode, Rev. Peggy and Jil take a macro look at how we structure our denomination and think through what it might look like to change the Unitarian Universalist approach to polity. That would mean rethinking the way individual churches relate to one another and to a central organizing body. Would it be easy? Well, no. But... maybe we can just try it.

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This week, Rev. Peggy and Jil reflect on a recent major change in the Community Church liturgy, and discuss the challenges and promises of boldly embracing big transitions. Plus, we learn why Rev. Peggy is simply done being polite...

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Plurality: The Face of the New World

In this episode, Rev. Peggy is joined on the stoop by Brother Zachary Stevens-Walter, a Catholic priest and Franciscan brother who also serves as a chaplain at Community Church of New York.

Rev. Peggy and Br. Zachary discuss the importance of authenticity in ministry, as well as the unique challenges and opportunities of serving a multicultural spiritual community in midtown Manhattan. They explore the concept of church as a place of comfort and learning, and the need to break open traditional models of church to build a new world. They also touch on the role of suffering in the church and the importance of affirmation versus mere acceptance.

"Acceptance is necessary for us to live together. Affirmation is spiritual healing." - Brother Zachary

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