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 invite two to three participants to share how invitation shows up in their ministry context. The rest of us will ask questions, connect responses with our own contexts, and emerge with new paths forward.

Contact the Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers, staff officer for Church Planting, with any questions.

Are you…

• Playing with an idea for a New Episcopal Community?
• Discerning how to initiate a change with your congregation?
• Facing a missional opportunity or challenge that you’d like feedback on?

Pro-Action Café is an offering for leaders (or would-be leaders) who are discerning a possibility and would welcome some time with a caring and discerning group. We offer this social space to church innovators (church planters, redevelopers, and other missional leaders) to bring specific challenges and questions they are working through; the rest of us will learn together by helping the “caller” clarify their idea and refine the next action steps.

Do you have a call (an opportunity), a question, or a project you would like to seek feedback on? Submit a 100-word description to Tom Brackett or Katie Nakamura Rengers. We’ll help you refine your call and bring it to the Cafe for feedback and input.