The Rev. Molly James, interim executive officer of General Convention, celebrated a 10.69 percent increase in average Sunday attendance across the Episcopal Church, and said the church’s long-term membership decline showed signs of plateauing.
Insight Global’s study revealed a passion for the church’s mission among church center staff coupled, with an organizational culture plagued by territoriality and resistance to change. Bishops reported that support from the church center was poorly defined, and that they were especially in need of more support in handling Title IV matters, evangelism, and crisis communications.
