Fr. Sexton cited an idea from Diana Butler Bass that worshipers are less interested in a church with answers than in one that accepts them as they ask questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there is much truth to her statements, and my biggest fear for our church is and has been that we will allow it to remain in its complacency and continue to be distracted (sex) and insulated (who\u2019s in, who\u2019s out),\u201d\u009d he wrote. \u201cI believe we do need to become passionate, imaginative, open, justice seeking, inclusive, and loving communities of faith that actually live as if we believed our baptismal promises were important. \u201d\u00a6 We need to once again be motivated by the fire of the Holy Spirit.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Ms. Watson expressed delight that the diocese placed such an emphasis on the question of evangelism.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that the only reason that my family and I enjoy the abundance of life we do today is because of the transformative power of Christ\u2019s love as we have experienced it through the Episcopal Church,\u201d\u009d she wrote.<\/p>\n