Why the Episcopal Church is shrinking
Why the Episcopal Church is shrinking
http://ruminations.generousorthodoxy.org/2011/06/why-episcopal-church-is-shrinking.html
June 24, 2011
This recent report from a parish newsletter is guaranteed to be authentic, although a few details have been altered to provide anonymity.
A sizeable group of vestry representatives from the Deanery of South ========== assembled at the local conference center in April, to take part in a vestry retreat organized by local clergy. The 9 AM to 1 PM program was led by the Rev ===== and a husband-wife team of psychologists, and was followed by a delicious luncheon buffet.
The first half-hour was devoted to coffee and meeting one another as the various parish groups assembled. A large circle was then formed, and individual statements were given about hopes for the day. Then the program, or rather the games, began. The stated purpose was to relax us, to get to know one another's names, and to produce an atmosphere of teamwork. Paper bags covered heads, and people had to form a line or persuade a stony-faced person to smile, etc., for two hours [italics original].
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
http://ruminations.generousorthodoxy.org/2011/06/why-episcopal-church-is-shrinking.html
June 24, 2011
This recent report from a parish newsletter is guaranteed to be authentic, although a few details have been altered to provide anonymity.
A sizeable group of vestry representatives from the Deanery of South ========== assembled at the local conference center in April, to take part in a vestry retreat organized by local clergy. The 9 AM to 1 PM program was led by the Rev ===== and a husband-wife team of psychologists, and was followed by a delicious luncheon buffet.
The first half-hour was devoted to coffee and meeting one another as the various parish groups assembled. A large circle was then formed, and individual statements were given about hopes for the day. Then the program, or rather the games, began. The stated purpose was to relax us, to get to know one another's names, and to produce an atmosphere of teamwork. Paper bags covered heads, and people had to form a line or persuade a stony-faced person to smile, etc., for two hours [italics original].
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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