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Knocking on Virtual Doors

One of our newest followers (and we’re one of hers!) is Meredith Gould.  Read what she wrote about what it means for the church to have a presence online.  That means, Twitter, Facebook, email, LinkedIn, etc. “People are hungry for prayer as well as engagement in community.  Yearning to seek and find, they’re knocking on…

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Episcopal Churches & Social Media

A recent study on the use of social media by Episcopal congregations uncovered something unexpected.  The Faith Communities Today Survey revealed that only 43% of Episcopal congregations ‘strongly agree’ they want to grow.  What? “Wanting to grow is related to growth, but does not ensure growth,” C. Kirk Hadaway wrote in the 2010 survey summary.…

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“Born Again”?

Yesterday we met with one of our ministry partners, an established agency founded more than 100 years ago.  Over the past few months this agency has been in turmoil, experiencing 80% turnover on its board and the sudden resignation of the executive director.  Time to panic?  No, on the contrary. The two board members we…

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