The Episcopal Diocese of Texas and the Parish of Trinity Church-St. Paul's Chapel in New York are co-sponsoring a unique webcast focusing on the Episcopal Church and evangelism.
All are invited to watch the live webcast, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time (9 a.m. Central) on Saturday, April 30. Viewers should log on to www.trinitywallstreet.org/evangelism. The webcast will also be available for on-demand viewing after its conclusion.
"Episcopal Fear Factor: A Webcast on Evangelism," will feature the 2005 recipient of the Bishop Hines Preaching Award, the Rev. James W. Nutter of Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Houston. Portions of the award-winning video, "The Discovery Series: A Christian Journey," produced by the Houston-based Diocese of Texas and its communication director, Carol E. Barnwell, will also be shown.
Geared for participants gathered in local churches throughout the country, the webcast event is designed to provide a safe environment where people will be guided to define and share their personal stories of faith in a small group setting. Projectors may be used to screen the webcast for groups.
At its conclusion, local conveners will help participants answer questions designed to build their confidence and ability in sharing faith stories.
Host guidelines, technical requirements, convenor's script and participant materials are also available online. A suggested local registration form is also available. Congregations are asked to register availability as host churches so that interested individuals may be directed to local sites.
"We are delighted to partner with Trinity Church for this event," said Texas Bishop Don A. Wimberly. "One of our jobs as Christians is to share our stories with others and it is not something that comes easily to most people. The webcast event will help us live out this calling of the Great Commission."
"This event is designed to provide a safe environment for people to learn the art of defining and then sharing their personal stories of faith," said the Rev. Canon Anne Mallonee, vicar of Trinity-St. Paul's. "We look forward to hosting one of the locations at Trinity and participating in making this valuable event available throughout the country."
Coordination for the webcast has also been provided through Trinity Church's communications office, led by Linda Hanick, vice president for communications and marketing.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Barnwell (800.318.4452; cbarnwell@epicenter.org).
