A Meditation on Watersheds | by Leslie R. Kryder

A Meditation on Watersheds | by Leslie R. Kryder

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Leslie Kryder of Albuquerque NM (Rio Grande watershed) recently coordinated a group to work through the Bartimaeus Institute Online (BIO) classes, offered by BCM. The fifth class in the series is BIO-B01 Watershed Discipleship, and as a final class project, Leslie has undertaken “A Meditation on Watersheds” — a contemplation of her “place” and part of her journey of coming into her watershed.

Of Watersheds and Sub-Watersheds: How local is local?

A group from AMC recently completed the Bartimaeus Institute Online courses, the last of which was titled, “Watershed Discipleship.” In it, we were encouraged to identify with “place” as a way of coming to really know and love where we live. The local watershed was recommended as the area of interest.

Big Elkin Creek: Watershed Discipleship in Action

Big Elkin Creek: Watershed Discipleship in Action

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One way to practice watershed discipleship is to work on waterway restoration projects, such as the project in this video, depicting a restoration project along Big Elkin Creek in North Carolina. Rev. Stuart Taylor, retired minister of Elkin Presbyterian Church, has been integrally involved in this project. He has helped communicate and mediate between members…

Watershed Snapshot | The Jordan River Watershed, Part 2

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Above photo: Jordan River today, Christopher-Sprake / iStock / Getty My name is Jonathan. I am a Mennonite Christian Palestinian US American. My dual identities as a Palestinian, and as a white US American offer me insight to Christianity both as an indigenous wisdom tradition, and as a religion serving as a tool of global…

Watershed Snapshot | The Jordan River Watershed, Part 1

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Above photo: Jonathan Brenneman and Sarah Thompson with their grandmothers on their wedding day in 2018. © Peter Ringenberg, 2018 by Jonathan Brenneman Guest Contributor My name is Jonathan. I am a Mennonite Christian Palestinian US American. My dual identities as a Palestinian and as a white US American offer me insight to Christianity both…

New Resource | Congregational Manuals on Watershed Discipleship

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An exciting new resource is available for use in congregations and interfaith groups interested in caring for the environment: Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright and Richard Butz, MFA, have created a Congregational Watershed Discipleship Manual in partnership with Vermont Interfaith Power & Light and Voices of Water for Climate. They created two manuals: one with a…

Podcasts to check out

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In addition to the Bartimaeus Cooperative Minitries podcast or “Bartcast,” we wanted to let you know about some podcasts related to watershed discipleship topics and featuring some people in the watershed discipleship network recently. There’s a new podcast called “Shifting Climates,” which has featured some fabulous people in its so-far 6 episodes: Randy Woodley (who…

When the Well Dries Up and Jesus Isn’t Born…

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by O’neil Van Horn Guest Contributor It’s been three years since I moved from California, my beautiful, beloved home state, to New Jersey. I know… “Why?” (No, I did not lose a bet—a question I’ve been asked on more than one occasion.) This seemingly irrational decision has what might be considered an even more irrational…

Carnival de Resistance Photo Essay: reclaiming our sacred stories from Disney

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Photos and article by Tim Nafziger, Watershed Discipleship Editorial Team Member Incorporating quotes curated by Jay Beck, Carnival de Resistance   Much of the landscape of America has been shaped by big brands. A strip mall in Boston is little different from one in Houston. McDonald’s has displaced the greasy spoon. Target has replaced the…

ReMembering for Life

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by Sara Wolcott Guest Contributor “Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?” — Matthew 8:18, King James Version So much has been disMembered in our current United States society that when we come to the process of ReMembering, it can feel like a bit of a…