[Magdalen] Stewardship video: Hello! Full Video -

[Jay Weigel]

Not just Episcopalians. It's true of other churches too. I didn't care for
the video, but mainly because I don't care for that style of musical. Put
it in some other context and it probably would appeal to me.

On Thursday, November 20, 2014, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> 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."
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>>  Many Episcopal Churches certainly don’t want anyone coming in with
> different ideas and different ways of expressing them. The private club
> they've established they call a "parish church" in not for newcomers unless
> willing to toe the line. And I think most people have accepted that because
> it serves as their Sunday Comfort Zone.
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> Of course, part of that is the lame turn-off of calling members of the
> Congregation to speak about "what this parish means to me so YOU should
> give far more" speech a couple of Sundays in the Fall followed by giving
> out pledge cards.. So many think that's a "Stewardship Campaign." Yeccch.
> Just assign the last person to turn out the lights when the place runs out
> of money to pay the priest and fix the roof.
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> And if a video attracts people in the Zero category or motivates people to
> appreciate what there is in the parish (or Cathedral), so much the better.
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> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie
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