Boy, I hope they get that all resolved.

They are going to “study it” for three years!! Geesh, just go do it!!!!!

Isn’t there a book already written on how to do that?

Obit,. Yes and all the above verbiage could be summed up in Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost..”

The TEC-ers have a lot in common with the Obaminators, they think “Hope” is a course of action.

I think it will all come to a screeching halt when someone remembers the reason we need to hear the Good News. The whole sinner in need of redemption coming to Christ in sorrowful repentence and rejoicing at being forgiven out of Christ’s Love and Mercy.

You see there truly are no sins in the Episcopal church that can not be atoned for by writing a check in the suitable amount. No personal failures such as lust, greed, sloth need worry one. Instead we have the likes of abuse of the environment, bigotry, homophobia, and sexism. All which can be covered by a generous donation to the Democratic Party or other political action committee of your choice. For those who want to avoid the whole political taint a donation to charity of your choice is a wonderful way to show you have grown.

Better that TEO not evangelize. Its “gospel’ is a false one.

The TEC plan is to go into all the world and preach the gospel of Affirmation, Acceptance, Affection and Aquisition.

Affirmation of homosex
Acceptance of abortion
Affection for everyone who agrees with us
Aquisition of power, assets and property of anyone who disagrees

“That the work of creating this strategic plan should be a joint effort undertaken by the following groups, in consultation with the Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism: the Executive Council Strategic Planning Committee; the Center for Evangelism and Congregational Life of the Episcopal Church Center; and the Congregations in Mission Standing Committee of Executive Council; ”

Methinks another camel is in the offing.

There are Episcopal evangelists, too. Names like Sam Shoemaker, Keith Miller, Graham Pulkingam, Michael Green, J.L. Packer, and who else?

“Resolved, That this strategic plan pay particular attention to the challenges of proclaiming the Good News in a multicultural context, to young people, to underserved and marginalized populations, and to people with no church background;”

Remember the 20/20 Evangelism campaign from the 1999 Gen Con to grow TEC by 20% in 20 years? This is exactly where it got derailed. The special interests groups started elbowing their way into the “evangelicam” process and turned it into a affirmative action funding battle and pretty much sunk the whole thing. Demoralizing, ain’t it?

I’m old enough to remember the Decade of Evangelism (80s?). This is more of the same. If you don’t have the true Gospel to proclaim, it’s not going anywhere but committees and reports.

“(P)roclaiming the Good News of the Reign of God is an essential mission of The Episcopal Church”

Frankly, I’m astounded. I thought the essential mission was proclaiming the MDGs? Who’s this God fellow?

Why, hell…alls we need is a Resolution!

A Resolution….yeah….that’ll fix everything!

“GO forth, and create committees……….”

Ya gotta love it!

The solution is to form a committee of committees to take 3 years to study how we might want to sell our product (assuming we can ever figure out what that is) at some future date.

If an advertising agency ever came to me with a campaign like that one, I’d fire them on the spot (after a good belly laugh, that is).

You REALLY can’t make this stuff up!

Just more of the same from an organization that believes itself to be the Genuine Bee’s Knees!

The Episcopal Church has morphed into a bunch of self-congratulatory narcissists!

I well remember the Decade of Evangelism – what a dud! – the 20/20 Plan – likewise a failure. This resolution will pass. The delegates will all high-five each other for doing something positive about “mission” and then will fade into a bureaucratic black hole of endless committee meetings which will finally birth a still-born plan which will accomplish absolutely nothing.

The Episcopal Church has not figured out that it has nothing to sell except licentiousness. People can do that on their own, thank you very much. I doubt that having the official sanction of a purported Christian organization is going to make a whole lot of difference to most people.

This is a classic example of Underpants Gnomes thinking:

Phase 1: Period of strategic planning
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Evangelism!

@)@). That’s the capitalized results of 2020. It’s also the face of episcopal evangelism.

Of local interest, the diocesan participation in the Gay Pride parade in St Louis was considered “evangelism” in the years I studied at ESM – at least by the participants of the ESM who also participated in the parade.

The local statistics from the national organization suggests that it was not successful.

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