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Evangelism

Evangelism is the spiritual practice of seeking, naming, and celebrating Jesus' loving presence in the stories of all people -- and sharing that practice with others. Evangelism is not a burden or a chore. It is the great gift of being able to give and receive grace and hope and truth from everyone we meet. It is God reaching right down into our lives to find us and help us find each other.


Community Listening

The goal of community listening is to create a mutual community ministry. The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice has put together information on this topic and is available to lead workshops to help you develop community listening strategies for your congregation.

  • Download highlighted information about community listening.
  • Watch a recording of the Feb. '21 community listening workshop.

Evangelism with Integrity

How do we practice evangelism with spiritual integrity, out of our values and identity? We build spiritual intimacy with one another. We go to the deep places of life and explore how we find and struggle to find God there.

The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice leads our evangelism and discipleship development initiatives for the diocese. Canon Whitney offers educational and spiritual programs throughout the year and has authored a six-part video curriculum "Evangelism with Integrity," which is available for all to use:

  • Why You Think You Don't Like Evangelism
  • Questioning Evangelism
  • The Motivation Trap
  • Do Not Be Afraid: Evangelists Vs. Fear
  • Depth Leads to Invitation
  • Evangelists Are Born In Crisis

Download the study guide for Evangelism with Integrity.


Requiem or Renaissance

For many congregations and communities in the Diocese of Missouri there is a tension between the church of the past and church of the future. Requiem or Renaissance is intended to be an invitational gathering of congregational leaders to begin a discussion about the future into which God is calling the Church.

Congregational leaders are invited to be a part of these conversations with the Rev. Canon Whitney Rice. Watch our diocesan announcements to find the next gathering.

Watch a video introduction to the program:


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The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice
Canon for Evangelism & Discipleship Development
314-231-1220, ext. 1383 

    The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice

    Canon for Evangelism & Discipleship Development
    314-231-1220, ext. 1383 |

    The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice is an Episcopal priest who serves as the Canon for Evangelism & Discipleship Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. She is a graduate of Yale Divinity School where she won the Yale University Charles S. Mersick Prize for Public Address and Preaching and the Yale University E. William Muehl Award for Excellence in Preaching. She has taught undergraduate courses at the University of Indianapolis and has contributed to Lectionary Homiletics, the Young Clergy Women’s Project journal Fidelia’s Sisters, and other publications. She has served as a researcher and community ministry grant consultant for the Indianapolis Center for Congregations, is currently a staff writer for the Episcopal Digital Network’s Sermons That Work, and is an active participant in the activist clergy community for racial and economic justice in St. Louis. A communicator of the gospel at heart, she writes and teaches at Episcopal, United Methodist, and ELCA churches on a wide variety of topics including rethinking evangelism, stewardship, leadership, women’s theology of the body, mysticism, and spiritual development. When she’s not thinking about theology, particularly the intersection of evangelism and justice work (which is all the time, seriously), you’ll find her swing dancing. Find more of her work at her website Roof Crashers & Hem Grabbers (www.roofcrashersandhemgrabbers.com).

    Her ministries include:

    1. Evangelism
    2. Discipleship Development
    3. Children & Youth
    4. Experimental Ministries/Missional Communities
    5. Fresh Start
    6. Ordination Process
    7. Ordination Redesign
    8. Re-Imagining Task Force
    9. Requiem or Renaissance
    Ministries Creation Care Evangelism Stewardship


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    ​Evangelists Are Born In Crisis

    By The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice, Canon for Evangelism &...

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    Evangelism: Depth Leads to Invitation

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    Spiritual Intimacy: The New Evangelism

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    Fear Not: Be an Evangelist

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    A Tricky Barrier to Evangelism With Integrity: Institutional Self-Interest

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    Why You Think You Don't Like Evangelism

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