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The Seven Fields of Mission and Three Definitions by The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

November 21, 2019

Posted By Evangelism Connections, June 25, 2012 I have two learnings from my work with evangelism and mission: Evangelism belongs inside of mission. We all live in at least seven mission fields each day – home, work, the local community, the wider world, leisure, spiritual health, and the church’s life and outreach. Only a few […]

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Look for Love and Justice by Wayne Schwab

November 5, 2019

by The Green Room in Integration with the Church, Theological Discussions   Love and justice are the reliable and constant guides to discern and to find God at work in our own life and in the world around us. Wherever we meet love and justice, we are meeting God at work among us. Wherever love and justice are missing, […]

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Designing the Right System By A. Wayne Schwab

November 5, 2019

Posted on August 16, 2017 by livinggodsmission [Friends: I wrote this overview for a meeting of the steering team for Episcopalians on Baptismal Mission (EBM). They liked it and each member will post a blog commenting on various parts of it in the next few weeks. You may want to keep this on hand for future reference.  – […]

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Just What are We Really Calling People to Join? By Wayne Schwab

November 5, 2019

by The Green Room in Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church   In The Episcopal Church (TEC), we are moving into a heavy emphasis on evangelism. But what is evangelism? Is it calling people to join the church?  Or is it calling people to join the mission?? The Episcopal Evangelism Toolkit seems to say evangelism means calling […]

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Dialogue Without Compromise Is Possible By Robert D. Hughes and A. Wayne Schwab

November 5, 2019

The Living Church, May 30, 1993 As our world gets smaller, more people of other faiths become our neighbors.  Can we engage in open dialogue with persons of other faiths without compromising our own?  The answer is yes.  In fact, many people see respectful dialogue with people of other faiths as the most effective means […]

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Live Each Day as Missionaries, Former Evangelism Officer Says

November 5, 2019

THE LIVING CHURCH • MARCH 23. 2003 What is done as part of a church group or program is merely a dress rehearsal, according to the retired national church staff officer for evangelism, who explained that what really matters to Jesus is how we live from Monday to Saturday. “We keep Sunday so that we […]

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Every Member a Missionary: An Interview with The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

November 4, 2019

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Bruce Laverman We’ve all read about it and heard it in a sermon…but here’s someone who is actually training people to do it, not only here in North America but as far away as Tanzania. Here Bruce Laverman interviews Wayne Schwab, formerly evangelism staff person for the Episcopal Church in America.  […]

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An “Experiment”: Small Congregations Try Living a Vision of the Laity as Missionaries by The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

November 4, 2019

Hypothesis: A small congregation can begin to move towards centering its life around support of the laity in their daily arenas provided its leaders have that vision and are willing to make the hard decisions to begin to move towards it. Experiment: Small congregations work together to learn how to move towards support of the laity as missionaries. Results […]

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Apprenticeship for Christian Living By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

November 1, 2019

NAAC News, Volume 10, Number 4, Summer 2015 We are moving toward a new way of Christian mission.  The Book of Common Prayer states that the church’s mission is “to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. (p. 855).  The “attraction” model of church is one way many congregations strive […]

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Member Mission Offers Tools, Training for Everyday Missioners By Lynette Wilson

November 1, 2019

August 3, 2010, The Episcopal Church What are you doing right now to make the world a better place?  The answer to that question could change how you live your life. At least that is what the Rev. Wayne Schwab, coordinator of the Member Mission Network, would like to see happen.  With the help of a […]

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