May 2025

Forward Today: Jesus Christ fills all in all

Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow is one of the most important feast days of the church, Ascension Day. On this day, we celebrate the ascension of Jesus as he returned to his Father in heaven 40 days after Easter Day. Celebrating the ascension of Jesus is less about the mechanics of his return than it is about […]

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Forward Today: Committed to growth

Dear friends in Christ, I’m writing this from Yukon, OK, where the Forward Movement board of directors has been meeting this week. We tend to alternate our meetings between Cincinnati and other locations across the church, hoping that we can learn from dioceses and congregations who are doing exemplary work. Our meeting this week has been hosted […]

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Forward Today: A new website to serve you better

Dear friends in Christ, As the church and the world change, we all need to change ourselves to keep up. Forward Movement is no exception, and I’m delighted to share our new web presence with you. On our old website, commerce (buying things) was intermingled with our efforts to describe Forward Movement and our work. […]

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Forward Today: Good news for the church

Dear friends in Christ, At a time when the headlines seem to be dominated by bad news, I thought it might be nice to share some good news about the Good News. For years, the trends in church attendance and so on have been depressing. There are signs that a revival may be under way, […]

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