[Magdalen] Stewardship video: Hello! Full Video -

[Don Boyd]

Of course I'm in a parish that was founded so the lilywhite parishes 
wouldn't have to deal with black Episcopalians who were beginning to arrive 
in Austin) and that has over time come to understand itself as the "Black 
EC" in town as "the church where anyone who has felt unwelcomed elsewhere 
can find a welcome.  "Wherever you are in your journey of faith, you are 
welcome at this table" is said at every Eucharist, and the practice of 
radical hospitality is high on every agenda.  Thus I'm not put off by campy 
tone of the video which implies an appeal to a particular group of people 
who are welcome in many churches only if they are careful not to make 
themselves noticed.

And I do understand that all advertisers (including churches) must carefully 
consider exactly who they want to attract.  That said, the reaction to 
Lynn's post suggests to me an attitude of "we certainly wouldn't want to 
attract the kind of people who like this video!" and I think that's sad.  In 
my view we'll never be able to love the world and serve the world as we're 
called to do until we can get comfortable worshipping with people who are 
quite different from ourselves--in politics, in education, in social class, 
in ethnicity, in "churchmanship."

Just my $0.02 worth, beloveds.

Don in Austin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Ronkainen" <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
To: "M list" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:01 PM
Subject: [Magdalen] Stewardship video: Hello! Full Video -


> from St. James Cathedral Chicago... link featured in Dio of TX weekly 
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>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNGWSJBD5UY
>
> Lynn