Bob Jaeger, cofounder of Partners for Sacred Places. Photo/courtesy of The Living Church” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Halo-effect-story-photo-courtesy-The-Living-Church.jpg?fit=300%2C160&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Halo-effect-story-photo-courtesy-The-Living-Church.jpg?fit=1024%2C547&ssl=1″/>Study helps churches expand their ‘halo effect’
According to Partners for Sacred Places, the average rural church benefits its community by about $750,000; an urban church, about $1.7 million, writes The Living Church.
June 19, 2023
A Theology of Summer
Every morning, I take a cup of hot coffee, books, and my journal to the front porch. My eyes rest on multicolored flowers and the dance of the hummingbirds. The birds sing greeting the morning and I give thanks that in the newness of the rising sun, God’s mercies cover me once again. Walking the …
