Ringing the wrong Bell
“nonchristian? Strictly speaking, I’m confirmed C of E, so a Christian, although my views are more universalist these days :)”
“nonchristian? Strictly speaking, I’m confirmed C of E, so a Christian, although my views are more universalist these days :)”
Be genuine. Do not under any circumstances try to be trendy or hip, if you are not already intrinsically trendy or hip. If you are a 90-year-old woman who enjoys crocheting and listens to Beethoven, by God be proud of it.
Back in the day Episcopal Church congregations used to organize themselves into Foyers groups (small dinner groups) to find ways to get to know each
In the Church of England, the Diocese of Oxford wants to deal in a substantive way the decline in the percentage of men who attend church.
“We tested a handful of churches to see how well they were listening on Twitter. The results were painful, with only one out of 11 churches bothering to reply. Your church doesn’t need to be on Twitter, but if you’re on there (and promoting it on your home page), you should at least be paying attention when people send you messages.” – CMS
Shifting demographics have left TEC with too many small congregations in geographic areas in which the population is at best stable and often declining. Conversely, TEC has often failed to plant new churches, or to plant them effectively, in growing suburban and urban areas. Worship attendance, not the number of worship facilities is the objective measure of vitality in any Church.
Christmas is an opportunity for churches to seize upon the folk lore, myths and glitter of the season to do some effective evangelism.
Kairos church replaces the redundant St Mary’s in Low Harrogate and worship now takes place in homes, pubs, cafes and even outdoors.