Here are a couple of interesting reads for this week.Caring
Remember, that this month we are observing "Identity Month" at the Encanto Community Church by dedicating one Sunday service to each word of our Mission Statement, "Caring Christians Joined in Faith." So it makes sense to actually define "caring".
The End of Christian America
Jon Meacham's Newsweek story from a month ago. It is your "assigned homework" for Sunday May 10th; required reading leading up to the second of our "Identity Month" sermons. As you are reading, pay special attention to the demographics and statistics pertaining to belief and religious affiliation.
Hot Passionate Conservatives and Icy Cold Liberals
A good read from TribalChurch.org that challenges the familiar notion that Conservative Churches are growing and thriving while all mainline churches are shrinking and dying. It does a nice job laying out some of the context that most mainline churches (including us right here at Encanto) were born into...and the new context that surrounds churches now.
The new and improved UCC News
A must bookmark for UCC folks. This is the new redesign for the UCC News website, which features videos, opinions, blogs, and news feeds broken down by category. Enjoy.
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