On Monday, Doug Muder reminded us why we belong to religious community.

Today, Rev. Audette Fulbright, from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, Virginia, reminds us that what we find inside the walls of our religious communities is something that deserves a greater audience than just those sitting in the pews.

UU Evangelism/Sharing Our Good News

by the Rev. Audette Fulbright

Let me start with a combination story/article that comes from a UU Minister and someone now serving as a district exec., the Rev. John Morgan:

“A few weeks ago, I happened to use “evangelism” in a sermon. As I was gathering together my notes and heading for the coffee, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that someone was marching toward me, faced flushed, angry eyes looking for a landing spot on my psyche.

“Don’t ever use that word here,” she said.

“What word?” I asked innocently, already knowing from past experiences what she was going to say.

“Evangelism!” She drew back as if the word itself had caught in her throat. I think it had. “Don’t use it again. We have newcomers here today!”

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