Three crucial aspects of spiritual growth in Episcopal* Congregations

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  • A more transformative encounter with God, especially in our common prayer, our worship, and our engagement with Scripture.
  •  A deeper life of discipleship, marked by personal spiritual practices that infuse all of life, not just time spent in a church building.
  •  A more compelling orientation toward putting faith into action, specifically in service to those in need for justice & peace, with clear articulation of opportunities to do that.

 

*Insert any denomination

From Lessons from Unlikely Sources: What a Market Research a Megachurch are teaching a few Episcopalians about Growing the Church – Jay Sidebotham The Anglican Digest 94.3 [496]

Three crucial aspects of spiritual growth in Episcopal Congregations

  • A more transforImagemative encounter with God, especially in our common prayer, our worship, and our engagement with Scripture.
  • A deeper life of discipleship, marked by personal spiritual practices that infuse all of life, not just time spent in a church building.
  • A more compelling orientation toward putting faith into action, specifically in service to those in need for justice & peace, with clear articulation of opportunities to do that.

From Lessons from Unlikely Sources: What a Market Research a Megachurch are teaching a few Episcopalians about Growing the Church – Jay Sidebotham The Anglican Digest 94.3  [496]

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