A recent article by Deb Cuny in Episcopal Life provides some insight into the attraction of the Episcopal Church for people, and some of the things that limit our appeal. You can read the entire article here.

The key passage:

As a permanent first-time visitor on this trip, I saw how a church’s visibility was critical when selecting churches. I used the web to do my research from town to town. For me, it was important to find a friendly, comfortable and young “feeling” church. That meant that I favored churches with a current website that was clean in design, branded and creative. I also searched for churches with updated online calendars that had cultural programming targeted at my age group. I especially loved programs that brought the church to the world instead of requiring that the world enter the church.

She offers suggestions for appealing to young people and improving communications. Some of this we do at Grace, but we could do much better.