'Bite-sized' changes for outsized vision
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Church is no longer working the way it used to.
The stress of holding up the institution is costing us our energy for sharing the Gospel.
Most of us know this and we’re:
a) in denial
b) panicking
c) just not sure what to do about it
If you’re a c), Cage Free Ministry is for you.
When I tell people I’m a Free Range Priest, they say:
‘like the chicken?’
and I say: YES.
Because it’s still ministry, it just tastes better.
It’s Cage Free.
‘Here’s what’s falling apart. What do I do?’
I get a version of this call (text, DM, email…) on a very regular basis.
I want to help everyone individually - and I can’t.
I can’t afford all the hours in my day, and honestly, most ministers can’t afford a lot of 1-1 time with me, either.
So I decided to use this space to share everything I’ve discovered about the future of church from over a quarter century of priesthood - and a decade of being Free Range - in ‘bite sized’ ways, to create a coaching and consulting system that’s easy to access from different perspectives and budgets.
Free Subscribers to the Cage Free Ministry Newsletter get:
Monthly coaching emails
The ‘six word mission statement’
Trexo (Christian Practice) and Substack Seminary (Ministry Community) Newsletters
Weekly Good Stuff from Substack.
All designed to inspire and challenge you as you create your own Cage Free Ministry.
Need more guidance and direction?
Become a paid subscriber to Free Range Priest and get the free subscriber benefits:
A copy of the ebook ‘The Free Range Priest Way’ (available exclusively to paid FRP subscribers
10% off all Cage Free Ministry courses
The ‘Ask Father Cathie’ monthly live stream (1st Wed. of the month at noon Eastern), plus the link to ask your questions.
All the paid benefits of Trexo and Substack Seminary.
Founding Members of Free Range Priest get the whole pathway towards Cage Free Ministry
Get every part of every Newsletter: Trexo, Substack Seminary, Cage Free Ministry
AND … a yearly 1-1 ministry check in (plus all courses are free).
Course: $127
Subscription: $80
Cage Free Ministry Consult: $250
= $457
OR:
Founding subscription: $350
The church is changing in unprecedented ways.
Ministry is no longer working the way it used to.
We need to learn to bridge the 1st and the 21st centuries.
We need to learn to bring church to people.
We need to break out of the cage of the 20th century model that is collapsing.
We need more ministry JOY.
We need Cage Free Ministry.
Cage Free Ministry is for you if:
You are an ordained or lay Christian minister, whose calling to connect others to their life with God is stronger than the fear of what we need to change to get there.
You serve in a traditional congregational setting - and you want to figure out how to do that more sustainably in today’s context (and into the future of church).
You’re an entrepreneurial ministry - or want to be! - creating a ‘faith practice’ from speaking, writing, coaching, consulting, spiritual direction, or creating faith communities in new ways.
You are brand new to ministry and don’t feel prepared for how the church is changing.
You have tons of experience and want to figure out how to translate it into today’s context.
It’s for those who are ready to stop trying to save the institution at the expense of sharing the Gospel.
You don’t have to do this alone
Free Range Priest is an umbrella ministry, where you’ll get monthly blogs. When you subscribe, you’ll also be subscribed to Cage Free Ministry, and three other Newsletters (unless you want to opt out of any of them - at any time).
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Join other Cage Free Ministers - and ‘weirdo pastors’! - at Substack Seminary, where we’re building the Future of Church - together.
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At Free Range Priest, we’re bringing church to people.
Bite-sized ways that YOU can re-imagine ministry and get ‘unstuck’.
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Christian Practice. Ministry Community. Small, practical changes. Good Stuff.
Subscribe to re-discover ministry JOY.