Welcome To St Nicholas, a photo by St Nicholas Episcopal on Flickr.
Paul Swanson welcomed visitors and members to St Nicholas with brand new name tags at the Welcome Table. Hal Stratton did a terrific job sourcing the tags and setting up the table. And there was even candy corn!
Must explore this site further and perhaps register! Here’s a repost of a recent sermon by Bishop Katharine, and there are many more wonderful things from all around the spectrum of “mainline” churches. Looking forward to the interview with Krista Tippett, too.
Have you ever seen God’s glory passing by? The beauty of autumn can be like that, as dying leaves go out in a blaze of glory. We didn’t see God’s creativity as clearly when everything was lush and green in the middle of summer, but we certainly see evidence of its passing.
via The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori – Are You Looking for God’s Glory? – Day1.org
As St Nicholas’ Outreach Team meets tomorrow, but I can’t physically attend, I’ll pass this along to coordinator Jan Tossman. The original post at The Lead has a much longer summary, I’ve cut it down to just the six bullet points.
The Episcopal Church’s Office of Communications, in partnership with Monk Development, has produced a white paper on social media, that is available free, after registration. Entitled “Social Media and the Episcopal Church: A New Way to Tell a 2,000-Year-Old Story” it recommends six ” best practices” for church’s interested in cultivating a more effective online presence.
Here is a quick summary of each point:
1. Know Thyself
2. Make your website the crown jewel of your communications strategy — and keep it fresh with constant updates.
3. Make it a two-way conversation.
4. Put someone in charge of your online strategy
5. Don’t be too controlling
6. Don’t reinvent the wheel
via The Lead