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Evangelization & Membership
Growth Evangelism is "the presentation of Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit, in such ways that persons may be led to believe in him as Savior, and follow Him as Lord with the fellowship of His Church." - General Convention 1973 In the Episcopal Church the common ways in which many people seem to come into, and be formed in, a relationship with Christ and his church is: 1. Through the experience of being in community doing Liturgy - experiencing a sense of awe & wonder along with hospitality 2. By attraction to and living in a healthy parish community - finding a community in which you can mature and find your truest & deepest self 3. By the comprehensive and open approach to faith and doctrine - allowing more space for the complexity and mystery of faith
Episcopal Network for Evangelism Mission, Evangelism & Discipleship - The Rev'd Richard A. Norris "The True Measure of a Successful Parish" by Pierre W. Whalon; "The gold standard of a congregation's success is the percentage of its members who have claimed their unique ministries and are helped to exercise them. Every other statistic should be relative to this one." Episcopal Evangelism" -- Oxymoron? - Article by Louie CrewEveryday Evangelism - Resources by Bob Wyatt Renewal & Evangelism - Video and other resources from the Diocese of Bethlehem Evangelism with Young Adults - An address by Julia Easley, 1995 The Magnetic Church - A program by Andrew Weeks; practical evangelism for mainline churches Historical Statistics Regarding the Episcopal Church Congregation Size and Church Growth in the Episcopal Church Defining & Marketing the Congregation - A strategy as seen in an exploring parish Faith Sharing: Evangelization - A faith sharing exercise Understanding Evangelism as a Process - by John Rollins Episcopal Spirituality - People are drawn to particular expressions of Christian faith; one description of Episcopal spirituality
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