Learning from England: Lessons in Church Growth By Jordan Hylden What makes a church grow? If the recent polling by Gallup is any indication, there are many church leaders asking that question these days who are not too sure of the answer. Since I was ... Read More...
A Millennial’s Open Letter to the Church By Christopher. J. Coome There is a certain privilege that comes with being a convert. Not only do we experience that hallowed “conversion moment,” but we emerge with an irascible, rebellious confidence that... Read More...
Pastoral Ministry — But Not Only Pastoral Ministry This essay responds to a recent article on pastoral care. By John Bowen Cole Hartin is right. Of course he’s right. And yet, and yet. Why did his article leave me uneasy? I think it is because, having worked in evangelistic ministry with InterVarsity ... Read More...
Evangelism? Tackling the Roots of Episcopalians’ Reluctance By Titus Presler Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ?” Episcopalians are asked this question at every baptism celebrated according to the liturgies of the 1979 Book of Common... Read More...
We Are Not Mere Christians (Part 2) Evangelism that is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic By Tricia Lyons Part one of this series considered the disenchanted, non-sacramental character of so much Episcopal life. In this essay I consider the s... Read More...
We Are Not Mere Christians (Part 1) Evangelism that is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic By Tricia Lyons For the past few decades, in the face of what philosopher Charles Taylor calls the “disenchanted” souls and minds in our pews and walking on the street past our red doors, I believe we ha... Read More...
The Way of Love: Go GO CROSS BOUNDARIES, LISTEN DEEPLY, AND LIVE LIKE JESUS Part of a series on The Way of Love. By Jerusalem Greer As Jesus went to the highways and byways, he sends us beyond our circles and comfort, to witn... Read More...
The Wilderness Road By John Bauerschmidt Back in the late spring, as the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee prepared to emerge from our suspension of public in-person worship, I began to reflect anew on the next part of our life as... Read More...
