Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

May 2017

Evangelism and Discipleship

A Practical Theology of Episcopal Evangelism
By Steve Pankey, Andy Doyle, David Gortner, Nick Knisely and Stephanie Spellers
Members of the Task Force on Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism what evangelism means for an Episcopalian today.
Asset Mapping as Evangelism
By Tamara Plummer
Tamara Plummer shares the Episcopal Asset Map, a grassroots populated website that makes sharing our faith experiences easier and more accessible for all.
Discipleship in the Episcopal Church Today
By Jay Sidebotham
Jay Sidebotham shares the role of leaders – both lay and clergy – in building more meaningful discipleship.
Editor's Letter June 2017
By Charis Bhagianathan
ECFVP Editor Charis Bhagianathan introduces the June 2017 issue of Vestry Papers that explores how evangelism and discipleship are realized in our unique context as Episcopalians in the 21st century.
Editor's Letter May 2017
By Charis Bhagianathan
ECFVP Editor Charis Bhagianathan introduces the May 2017 issue of Vestry Papers that explores how evangelism and discipleship are realized in our unique context as Episcopalians in the 21st century.
El Ministerio con trabajadores agrícolas – el Discipulado en acción
By Juan Carabaña
Juan Carabaña comparte cómo practicar el discipulado a menudo significa conocer a otros en lugares difíciles de dolor y necesidad.
Evangelism for the 21st Century
By Day Smith Pritchartt
Day Smith Pritchartt shares some stories from projects around the Church to inspire us to re-examine our church ministries through the fresh lens of innovative evangelism.
Evangelism Matters, but Can We Do It?
By Scott Gunn
Scott Gunn shares the experience and a selection of practical resources and learnings that came out of the Evangelism Matters Conference.
Farm Workers Ministry – Discipleship in Action
By Juan Carabaña
Juan Carabaña shares how practicing discipleship often means meeting others in difficult places of pain and need.
Surviving and Thriving in Community
By Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE, gives us practical ways to help a community engage and grow together as disciples.
Testing Mammon: Learning Financial Discipleship
By Steven Tomlinson
“If money were my god, how would I know?” Steven Tomlinson suggests small, intentional changes to improve our money behaviors and practice financial discipleship.