Originally published January 12, 2017 In the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, we often differentiate between two models of church life: attractional and sending. Both models, when properly understood, complement one another and bleed into each other. Both types of communities are crucial to the mission of the Episcopal Church and must be undertaken with excellence and a spirit of adventure. Sending churches are just what they sound like; they send members out into the community to

Originally posted May 23, 2017 When people think of church leaders, the person that usually comes to mind is a priest or pastor. Through many years of church history and varying traditions, we have come to associate church leadership with extensive training for ministry and ordination. The early Christian movement was a lay movement outside of the strict training of temple priests and local rabbis. This quickly changed with even more complexity being added to an energizing cl

SpinZone is a locally owned laundromat at the intersection of South Congress and Oltorf, in the Travis Heights neighborhood of Austin, Texas. With the exception of Christmas Day, it is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It caters to residents who live in the newer, pricey high rises in the area, as well as to those who call the run down, government-owned housing complexes home. When you walk into the large well-lit space, the first thing you notice is how clean it is. The

SpinZone es una lavandería, sus dueños son gente del área y se ubica en la intersección de South Congress y Oltorf, en el vecindario Travis Heights en Austin, Texas. Con excepción del día de navidad, abren sus puertas al público las 24 horas, 7 días a la semana y prestan servicios tanto a residentes quienes viven en los grandes y caros edificios del área, así como a aquellos que llaman hogar a los deteriorados complejos de casas subsidiadas por el gobierno. Cuando entras al