Festival Thursdays Webinar: “Creating a Third Space: Evangelism with the ‘Nones’ and ‘Dones’”
Evangelism to the "spiritual but not religious," primarily Millennials and Gen Z, requires innovation. Simply an invitation to church won't work. Third Space creation allows the church to partner with the local community to co-create a third space- neither work nor home--that provides for felt needs around us and offers an invitation to sacred community. […]
Evangelism Huddle: Insta-Evangelism: Good News for Social Media
Join us for this year's Evangelism huddles! Register here: coming soon! "Insta-Evangelism: Good News for Social Media" on March 20, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Church Planting and Redevelopment Pro-Action Cafe
March 21: At this Cafe, we’re playing around with the challenge and opportunity of invitation. What does invitation feel like in a church plant, or a redeveloping congregation? What is your community’s motivation for extending invitation? Why are Episcopalians notoriously bad at inviting people to church? What would it take to change that story? We will […]
A Concert for the Good Friday Offering
As The Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering prepares to mark 102 years, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites the whole church to an afternoon of sacred music and collective giving to support siblings in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Recorded at Christ and St. Luke’s Church, Norfolk, in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, the concert […]
2024 International Black Clergy Conference
Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD, United StatesSave the date for African Descent Ministries (ADM) 2024 International Black Clergy Conference. This important upcoming conference and educational event will convene at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD, April 8-11, 2024. The International Black Clergy Conference is a triennial event. In addition to bishops, priests and deacons from The Episcopal Church, […]
Church Planting and Redevelopment Second Tuesdays: April 2024
We invite you to join us during our monthly, online connection points. On “Second Tuesdays,” we invite a conversation partner to explore topics related to new ministry, church planting and/or redevelopment. On “Third Thursdays” we host a ProAction Cafe, designed to help leaders clarify their idea and refine action steps. April's Conversation Partners: Tom Brackett, Katie […]
Global Partnerships Monthly Call
The Office of Global Partnerships’ monthly calls will now be on the second Wednesday of each month. We will review the first gathering of the diocesan Global Mission Advocates network. Several of the advocates will join the call to offer their experiences and plans for the future. Register here.
Discipleship Huddle: April
We never know where the conversation will go, but we always come away connected, inspired, and centered in the love of Jesus. Bring your questions and your curiosity on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. ET for a Discipleship Huddle. This small-group gathering is a chance for us to get deeply rooted […]
Festival Thursdays Webinar: “Igniting the Advocate’s Heart: Spirituality in Nature & Creation Care”
This experience-centered presentation explores how immersive engagement with, and mindful practice in, nature operates in life-giving balance with practical efforts pursuing creation care and climate justice.
Evangelism Huddle: Evangelism Re-Imagined
Join us for this year’s Evangelism huddles! “Everyone an evangelist?” “Evangelist” is listed in Scripture among the five crucial leadership gifts of the Spirit. Yet, when is the last time a parish listed “gifted evangelist” in the “desired qualities in our next rector” section of their profile? Is this an oversight, or is there a […]
Executive Council Meeting
Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC, United StatesThe Executive Council will meet April 18-20, 2024, in Raleigh, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. For more information, visit https://extranet.generalconvention.org/governing_and_interim_bodies/executive_council/planned_meetings. The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church is an elected body of bishops, priests, deacons, and lay leaders, and, in the three years between General Conventions, the group meets quarterly. Executive Council is tasked with […]
Church Planting and Redevelopment Pro-Action Cafe: April
April 18: At April’s Cafe, we’re playing around with the challenge and opportunity of Episcopal identity. Missional communities are outward-facing and are especially attentive to the spiritual needs of people who aren’t Episcopalians. This means that our worship, communication, and ways of being together don’t always look traditionally Episcopal. But what does it really mean to […]