Bishop: Episcopalians should get involved

from timesleader:

"The Episcopal Church loses about 19,000 members a year because more of them die than are baptized into the church, Jefferts Schori said. The average Episcopalian is about 57 years old. The average age American is 37, she said.

"'Fifty-seven-year-olds don’t produce a lot of children,' Jefferts Schori said.'But, there are lots and lots of communities and populations among us that are growing.'

"Younger generations don’t know what the church has to offer, she said, adding that it’s going to take Episcopalians to become more passionate about ministry to attract new people.

"'How are they going to find out if we don’t tell them?' she asked.

Try telling them the gospel.

Here's an idea....follow the bible teachings of Jesus Christ instead of bending to society's wishes.

Here's an idea...use the gifts God has given us, like out BRAINS as well as our HEARTS.

Since Scripture has been revised, mistranslated and basically rewritten, ask God who He would hate and exclude.

He told me "NO ONE"..........

MiddleWay wrote:

Here's an idea...use the gifts God has given us, like out BRAINS as well as our HEARTS.
Since Scripture has been revised, mistranslated and basically rewritten, ask God who He would hate and exclude.
He told me "NO ONE"..........

Get a frikking clue.

Homosexuality is wrong..very clearly wrong and has been taught for hundreds of generations. And now this religion is accepting it? Embrasing it?

The commandments still stand.

MiddleWay wrote:

Here's an idea...use the gifts God has given us, like out BRAINS as well as our HEARTS.
Since Scripture has been revised, mistranslated and basically rewritten, ask God who He would hate and exclude ...

TEC is the perfect example of the road to hell being paved w/good intentions; TEC went out of "the way" to become inclusive, but at the expense of losing many of it's own orthodox members.

How smart was that?

Truth wrote:

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Get a frikking clue.
Homosexuality is wrong..very clearly wrong and has been taught for hundreds of generations. And now this religion is accepting it? Embrasing it?
The commandments still stand.

What command?
We are talking about Jesus, right?

Now about that 'frikking' clue, angry about something?

Joe DeCaro wrote:

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TEC is the perfect example of the road to hell being paved w/good intentions; TEC went out of "the way" to become inclusive, but at the expense of losing many of it's own orthodox members.
How smart was that?

The fact you aren't a member shows we're going in the right direction.

Hate on joie..........

MiddleWay wrote:

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The fact you aren't a member shows ...

How many times must I remind you that I still hold an inactive membership in TEC at Christ Episcopal Church in Stfd?

BTW, Christ Episcopal is the sister church of Trinity Wall St., NYC.