It is no small thing to trust in the movement of the Living Spirit. Tilden Edwards I have held that wisdom close for a decade now as I wrestle with the pressures of daily life as a parish priest. Given the anxieties and fear we face in our culture—and in the perceived decline of the traditional congregation—our impulse may be to overly rely on a program maintenance model. Might there be another way: to cultivate a deeper awareness of the indwelling presence of God so that our hearts are transformed to embody compassion in the world? Traditional parishes are being invited to ground themselves...