Rev. Roberta J. Egli Stepping into Retirement There are moments when words feel both deeply inadequate and completely necessary. This is one of those moments. As I step into final retirement from Messy Church USA, my heart is overflowing with gratitude, wonder, and trust in what God will continue to do through this beautiful movement. […]
Easter Memories…Messy Style
A blog by Roberta Egli Throughout my childhood and into early adulthood, each Easter morning our family participated in the church’s sunrise service on top of a hill close to our home. My father, along with some others from the church, had placed three empty crosses at the top of the hill earlier in the […]
Pay Attention…Easter is coming
The season of Lent has begun once again with the gospel story of Jesus wandering in the wilderness after his baptism. Are you experiencing a season of wilderness wandering this Lent. As you look past Lent into planning for Easter, are you ‘not ready’, uncertain, anxious or simply exhausted? We are living in a chaotic […]
Celebrate the Messiness of Life
“Celebration is about the joy of being a child of God and a member of this marvelous body we call the church. It’s about saying yes, there is a huge amount to celebrate in our faith life even if the world around us is falling apart” Messy Church: Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community. […]