A Cup of Peace
– AJ Block — The world today faces a variety of challenges. As such, the missions field, too, confronts adversity in the imposing array of local and global dilemmas that shadow any given context. However, and thankfully so, this adversity is also a chance to see the hand of God at work, and to ignite […]
Justice, Filipino Style
– Al Tizon Born in the Philippines but having grown up in America, I have lost much of what it means to be distinctly Filipino. I did return to spend the better part of the 1990s as a community development missionary and while there rediscovered some of my ethnic heritage. Still, I am probably more […]
Writing Guidelines
Our central theme this year at Mustard Seed Associates is “Igniting Imagination for Reconciliation and New Creation“. We’re gearing up for a series of posts on this theme and looking for stories of faith and creativity where people are trying new ways to bring people together for healing and hope. Well, more than just people. […]
Welcome to Lent
Lent has begun. On Wednesday many of us attended Ash Wednesday services and committed ourselves to a season of denial and self examination. What are we giving up and why? My co-worker Andy Wade poses this question for us to grapple with as we enter the season: A couple of years ago I was feeling […]
Social Innovate… Join the Feast!
– Tom Sine — Welcome to a feast of innovation! Christine and I are kicking off this new blog series by hosting A Feast of Innovation in our home next Saturday night with about a dozen friends. We’ve asked our friends to each share some social innovation they are involved with that we will share […]
If I Had a Hammer
We’re looking for hammer-wielding volunteers to help us put the siding on our first classroom When? Saturday, March 14th – 8am till? Where? Mustard Seed Village on Camano Island, WA What? We need semi-skilled volunteers to help cut and nail siding on the new building. Lunch will be provided! Email us today to find […]
Watershed Discipleship
– Tom Sine – I am looking for people who are finding innovative new ways to give expression to their faith in these uncertain times. Please send me stories of innovation and creativity. “Watershed discipleship” is a creation of Ched Myers and his friends. Ched argues: “…the theological endgame puts humanity in a watershed moment […]
Get Ready for Lent!
At Mustard Seed Associates we have many exciting resources available to celebrate the season: “Stop Playing Games: Return to Our Senses in Lent” Pre-Lent Retreat When: February 14th, 2015 Where: Union Church Kakao Cafe 415 Westlake Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 Full-Day: $50 Half-Day: $30 There is still time to sign up for […]
Remembering Steve Hayner
– Tom Sine — Steve Hayner was a dear friend and I will be one of those who will have a hard time imagining the world without him. Steve was “University Pastor” at University Presbyterian Church when I attended there in the early eighties. That is where our friendship began. He was a such a supportive […]
Lenten Prayer Cards
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Creating a Faith-Based Community Garden
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Did you ever wonder what Celtic Christian Spirituality is all about? In this brief introduction, Christine Sine gives personal reflections, prayers, litanies, and a bit of historical background. Meet the MSA Team
Christine Sine Executive Director
Tom Sine Research & Hospitality Guy
Forrest Inslee Vision Collaborator, Network Cultivator, Perspective Generator
Nancy Merklinghaus Bookkeeping
Katie Metzger Adminstration
Andy Wade Web design & communications, writer, speaker