Event Series Festival Thursdays

Festival Thursdays Webinar: “Creating a Third Space: Evangelism with the ‘Nones’ and ‘Dones’”

Evangelism to the "spiritual but not religious," primarily Millennials and Gen Z, requires innovation. Simply an invitation to church won't work. Third Space creation allows the church to partner with the local community to co-create a third space- neither work nor home--that provides for felt needs around us and offers an invitation to sacred community. […]

Church Planting and Redevelopment Pro-Action Cafe

March 21: At this Cafe, we’re playing around with the challenge and opportunity of invitation. What does invitation feel like in a church plant, or a redeveloping congregation? What is your community’s motivation for extending invitation? Why are Episcopalians notoriously bad at inviting people to church? What would it take to change that story? We will […]

2024 International Black Clergy Conference

Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD, United States

Save the date for African Descent Ministries (ADM) 2024 International Black Clergy Conference. This important upcoming conference and educational event will convene at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD, April 8-11, 2024. The International Black Clergy Conference is a triennial event. In addition to bishops, priests and deacons from The Episcopal Church, […]

Church Planting and Redevelopment Second Tuesdays: April 2024

We invite you to join us during our monthly, online connection points. On “Second Tuesdays,” we invite a conversation partner to explore topics related to new ministry, church planting and/or redevelopment. On “Third Thursdays” we host a ProAction Cafe, designed to help leaders clarify their idea and refine action steps. April's Conversation Partners: Tom Brackett, Katie […]

Event Series Discipleship Huddles

Discipleship Huddle: April

We never know where the conversation will go, but we always come away connected, inspired, and centered in the love of Jesus. Bring your questions and your curiosity on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. ET for a Discipleship Huddle. This small-group gathering is a chance for us to get deeply rooted […]

Event Series Evangelism Huddles

Evangelism Huddle: Evangelism Re-Imagined

Join us for this year’s Evangelism huddles! “Everyone an evangelist?”  “Evangelist” is listed in Scripture among the five crucial leadership gifts of the Spirit. Yet, when is the last time a parish listed “gifted evangelist” in the “desired qualities in our next rector” section of their profile? Is this an oversight, or is there a […]

Executive Council Meeting

Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC, United States

The Executive Council will meet April 18-20, 2024, in Raleigh, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. For more information, visit https://extranet.generalconvention.org/governing_and_interim_bodies/executive_council/planned_meetings. The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church is an elected body of bishops, priests, deacons, and lay leaders, and, in the three years between General Conventions, the group meets quarterly. Executive Council is tasked with […]