Congregational Life Centre

The Congregational Life Centre welcomes feedback on issues of concern to congregations.

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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Clair Woodbury is a graduate of Royal Military College in Kingston, Queens Theological College in Kingston, with a Ph.D. from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. He lives with his wife Joyce Madsen in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Beating a path to the pews

The Edmonton Journal published Liane Faulder’s article “Beating a path to the pews” in their Sunday Reader. We think the article raises several issues for the main line church – things she has learned through her research that we need to be paying attention to. It says that effective congregations:
1. Serve the whole family,
2. Communicate through the culture of the people they want to reach, and
3. Stress a hospitality that makes people feel they are truly welcomed and belong.
What is your take on the article and what it implies for main line congregations. We invite you to share your thoughts with a comment on our blog.