Spread the Word Soul Appetizers: Reaching Out and Connecting with Music By Joseph Fortner Speak to one another with the words of psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing hymns and psalms to the Lord with praise in your hearts. – Ephesians 5:19 (Good News Bible) Music has long been a part of our worship as Christians. …
Spread the Word: One Body, Many Members By Robert Barton Often, when meditating upon the Apostles, I am struck by the differences among them. These men (and, I am sure, women who, unfortunately, time has forgotten) came from different walks of life, struggled with different theological beliefs, and were often contrary and combative with one …
Spread the Word Evangelism: It’s About Telling Stories By Jennifer Ogelby I am pretty sure that I became an evangelist when I was at Rock Point Summer Camp. I started out going to camp a little early because my father was director from the time I was five years old. I spent the summers there …
Spread the Word: When Evangelism Means “Staying In” By Kathleen Moore A couple weeks ago, a good friend asked me to lunch. We met at a local restaurant and fell into the easy kind of conversation friends do – catching up on what’s going on in our lives, at work at school and with family. …
Spread the Word Evangelism at Diocesan Convention: “Not a moment, but a movement!” By Titus Presler Thirty people came forward to be commissioned by Bishop Tom Ely as Evangelism Catalysts in the diocese during the Convention Eucharist held Saturday morning, Oct. 27, at the Hilton Hotel in Burlington. “Let your love shine through their witness, …
Spread the Word…Evangelism Matters! The Rev. Liam Muller | Evangelism Correspondent This month the Rev. Dr. Titus Presler, Jamison Dunne, Joe Fortner, Kathleen Moore and I are attending an evangelism conference in the Cleveland, Ohio area. I happen to love the title of the conference for its double meaning” “Evangelism Matters.” On the one hand, …
Spread the Word -Evangelism: Look, Listen, Be Joyful By Joe Fortner Nobody is perfect. People are gonna tell you you’re perfect just the way you are. You’re not! You are imperfect. You always will be, but there is a powerful force that designed you that way. And if you’re willing to accept that, you will …
Spread the Word: Evangelism Means Knowing and Telling Our Stories By Jamison Dunne When moments of anxiety, stress or fear come into my life I usually find myself at the well worn spot at my bedside. As my knees touch the floor, I can already feel a weight lifting from my shoulders. As I pick …
Spread the Word: Exploring an Episcopal Understanding of Evangelism By Titus Presler The word “evangelism” stumbled into a conversation at a recent diocesan event. “Oh, evangelism,” said one participant, “that’s all about trying to get people to go to your church, isn’t it?” “No,” I said, “it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with getting …
Spread the Word: Evangelism in Translation By Katie Runde After decades of dodging fundamentalists speaking in tongues over me for the salvation of my Anglo-Catholic soul, praying for me in their prayer groups as one of the lost, demanding of me whether or not I had accepted Jesus as my personal savior, it was to …
