As we watch the Episcopal Church plunging toward oblivion, we ask the question, “Why doesn’t the church do something?” ‘ The answer, we believe, can be found at the parish level. Specifically, very few Episcopal parishes are spiritually healthy. And those that are unhealthy rarely recognize they are unwell. Indeed,
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Another defection as PB Curry becomes a one-legged duck
Regular readers know that we have been far from impressed by PB Michael Curry. Specifically, his hogwash about “loving, liberating, life-giving” aka L3 has been an abject failure. Why? Because the requisite integrity and accountability simply aren’t there. Now, as Curry transitions from being a lame duck to a one-legged
Continue readingChurch attendance used to drive up trust, it doesn’t anymore
The following is by Ryan Burge, reprinted with permission. Anglican Watch believes that Burge implicitly identifies two trends that are fast killing the Episcopal Church: The prevalence of monoculture parishes, resulting in decreased exposure to persons different than us. Conduct within parish family systems that does not engender trust. Note that
Continue readingEpiscopal church closings — part I
Over the coming weeks, we’re going to take a closer look at the closure of Episcopal churches. We’ll look at this issue from a variety of perspectives, including trends, forecasts, and the implications of church closures. So, one of the first things we’re going to examine is a crude but
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