Oct 17, 2018
Dear friends in Christ, Iâm sending this from Charlotte, where people from across the church have gathered for the fifth annual Discipleship Matters conference hosted by Forward Movement. Our reason for gathering is to help lay and clergy leaders create a culture of discipleship in their congregations. Itâs important work. Too many of our churches … Continue reading Forward Today: Creating a culture of discipleship
Jan 25, 2018
Episcopalians want to grow spiritually. Research from over 200 congregations and 12,000 Episcopalians conducted by Forward Movement is summarized in a recently published paper rooted in extensive work on spiritual growth and vitality. The RenewalWorks ministry, which is focused on spiritual vitality and fostering a culture of discipleship, has revealed much about the spiritual life … Continue reading Groundbreaking Research on Episcopal Spiritual Vitality
Jan 16, 2018
Did you miss out on the sold-out Evangelism Matters Conference of 2016? Join Episcopalians from across the United States at the 2018 Evangelism Matters Conference this March. Share in three days of workshops, panels, worship, and a keynote from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. The conference will develop tools required to spread the Good Word and … Continue reading Evangelism Matters: Early Bird Registration extended to February 1st!
Sep 6, 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Wednesday newsletter, Scott considers what real discipleship entailsâand why it’s so essential. Dear friends in Christ, Sometimes in our churches, I think we forget our marching orders, the ones given to us by Jesus. It’s easy to become a Preservation Society or a Museum of Maintenance or a … Continue reading Forward Today: Discipleship Matters
Dec 16, 2016
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It, a.k.a. ICYMI, our weekly blog roundup of the latest stories around the @fwd_mvt and #Episcopal world. For a few months now, we’ve been posting a ‘Question of the Week’ on our social channels every Monday. Sometimes the questions are pretty major (‘When did you hear the call to ordination?’) Other … Continue reading ICYMI: Week of 12/16
Oct 19, 2016
In this week’s edition of our weekly newsletter, Scott writes from the Claggett Center in Maryland–where RenewalWorks is hosting the Discipleship Matters conference–and reflects on why real, difficult discipleship is so critical in our faith. Dear friends in Christ, I am writing this as the Discipleship Matters conference comes to a close. Hosted by the Rev. … Continue reading Forward Today: Discipleship Matters