Gatherings like Episcopal Village confirm my hunch that there\u2019s a strong desire to move away from the attractional model of church that\u2019s looking for the \u201cnext big thing\u201d\u009d and go deeper. Ancient wisdom proclaims: \u201cIt takes a whole village to raise a child.\u201d\u009d Episcopal Village, a grassroots community and initiative, resourcing Episcopal dioceses, parishes and leaders for emerging\/fresh expression mission with an Anglican ethos and \u201d\u02dcvillage\u2019 (diocesan approach) was formed to explore applying this wisdom to the Church.<\/p>\n
Jon Myers (a postulant and pioneer missioner in the Diocese of Olympia), who is planting Beacon Hill Church in South Seattle reflects on why he decided to co-envision Episcopal Village along with the Rev. Karen Ward, founding church planter of Church of the Apostles.<\/p>\n
On March 5th, a group of Episcopal lay and ordained leaders gathered in Boston for Episcopal Village\u2019s third learning party. During a pre-event gathering at Episcopal Divinity School, The Rev. Ian Mobsby, missioner with the London based community Moot, asked if in this post-secular culture how the church can reach those in who would describe themselves as spiritual but not religious.<\/p>\n