Groundbreaking Research on Episcopal Spiritual Vitality Reveals a “Hungry” Church

Jan 30, 2018 by

by David W Virtue, Virtueonline:

Episcopalians, apparently, want to grow spiritually. Research from over 200 congregations and 12,000 Episcopalians conducted by Forward Movement was summarized recently in a published paper rooted in extensive work on spiritual growth and vitality.

This begs the question why this is only coming to light now, when for the past 40 years and longer TEC has been declining, while being consumed with myriad social concerns (more recently racism and white privilege) and brokering a variety of pansexual behaviors into the Church, behaviors that have torn the fabric of the Communion and separated TEC from the Global South and its GAFCON brothers and sisters.

Something calling itself RenewalWorks ministry of the Episcopal Church which focusses on the spiritual life of the Episcopal Church and fosters a culture of discipleship, says that it has discovered catalysts that can address that hunger. They believe that basic spiritual practices such as daily prayer, scripture study, worship attendance, and serving the poor will lead to transformation.

Among key findings:

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