A sensational title for a blog post, but one I felt compelled to write nonetheless.
If your church burned to the ground, would "church" die for you and your community? Or would you find new ways of being "church," new ways of worshipping, new ways of proclaiming God to the world?
If we dispensed with our traditional bicameral legislature, or with our top-heavy structural model, would The Episcopal Church cease to exist? With God's help. If TEC keeps looking inward and struggling to "survive," we will die. And good riddance. I am convinced that the world has no need of TEC as currently structured or functioning. The world has need of Episcopalians to get out of their pews and serve the needs of the poor, the hungry, the orphan and the widow.
The Standing Commission on the Mission and Evangelism of The Episcopal Church has issued a wonderful multimedia report to the 77th General Convention, in the form of the written word and video.
Check these out:
Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism
Equipped for Mission-SCME
Sent for Mission
Organize the Church for Mission
If your church burned to the ground, would "church" die for you and your community? Or would you find new ways of being "church," new ways of worshipping, new ways of proclaiming God to the world?
If we dispensed with our traditional bicameral legislature, or with our top-heavy structural model, would The Episcopal Church cease to exist? With God's help. If TEC keeps looking inward and struggling to "survive," we will die. And good riddance. I am convinced that the world has no need of TEC as currently structured or functioning. The world has need of Episcopalians to get out of their pews and serve the needs of the poor, the hungry, the orphan and the widow.
The Standing Commission on the Mission and Evangelism of The Episcopal Church has issued a wonderful multimedia report to the 77th General Convention, in the form of the written word and video.
Check these out:
Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism
Equipped for Mission-SCME
Sent for Mission
Organize the Church for Mission
Hey Allison. Long time no see! I don't know that I agree with you; I know several people who have joined TEC because of the ritual and structure. The familiarity provides a comfort not available in other churches. I am my brother's keeper and am guided by the Golden Rule, but not everyone who needs to know and be filled with the love of God is in need physically. There are many paths to the one true God.
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