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2018 Workshops
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Brent Owens
The Role of Spiritual Gifts in Connecting
Mary MacGregor
Greeting is More Than Hello
Mary MacGregor
Are you Ready?
Matt Holcombe
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Building an Inclusive Teen LGBTQ+ Church Community
The Rev. Kelly Demo By The Rev. Kelly Demo St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church Overland Park, Kansas For several years the leader of the Pride Alliance group at our church has been bugging me about getting teens to volunteer at our welcome booths at local Pride festivals. But our youth are super busy! Supportive as they are of their LGBTQ siblings, my teens find it hard to volunteer for yet another thing in their schedules. However, this year there were two young people
Oct 163 min read
From Stuttgart with Gratitude: How a German Baptist Congregation Made Invite Welcome Connect Its Own
Bethelkirche, a German Baptist congregation in Stuttgart, Germany, has been deeply shaped by Invite Welcome Connect An Unexpected Email from Germany Every so often, a message arrives that reminds us why we do this ministry. Earlier this year, an email landed in the Invite Welcome Connect inbox from a pastor we had never met, writing from a congregation we had never heard of, in a country far from the Episcopal churches where Invite Welcome Connect began. Pastor Meredith Forss
Oct 169 min read
VIDEO: The Power of an Invite Welcome Connect Workshop
Prof. David Zynda, a parishioner at St. Michaels & All Angels in Tucson, reflects on the surprising power of an Invite Welcome Connect workshop with Founder Mary Foster Parmer Prof. David Zynda, a parishioner at St. Michaels & All Angels in Tucson, reflects on the surprising power of an Invite Welcome Connect workshop with Founder Mary Foster Parmer Hello, I'm David. I'm a member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona, and I recently participated in
Oct 161 min read
Invite Welcome Connect Receives $15,000 Grant from St. Christopher Legacy Fund to Build a New Website
We are delighted to announce that the Legacy Fund of St. Christopher Episcopal Church in League City, Texas, has awarded Invite Welcome Connect a $15,000 grant to design and build a new, purpose-built website. The grant agreement was signed this month, and the one-year grant term began October 1, 2026. “The Vision of St. Christopher Episcopal Church is an inviting and welcoming community of Jesus’ followers who love and serve all people.” To the trustees of the Legacy Fund an
Oct 134 min read
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