Our Experiments.
1-Alexa Skill: Creating a prayer leader out of Alexa to help people pray at home.
This experiment is CLOSED. Look for Phase Two coming soon.
2-Apple News Prayer Feed: Make it easier for people to engage with scripture during the week, during their daily life by creating a source that can supply content into their Apple Newsfeed.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
3-Connected Congregation: Using texting for easy points of contact between the congregation and its members leading to more engagement with the church and higher attendance.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
4-Digital Collection Plate: Grow the collection plate amounts at congregations by making it as easy and fast as possible for people to give in forms other than cash.
This experiment is in ACTIVE.
5-TryTank IdeasFestival: A festival of ideas for church growth and innovation. Seeking to create a '"primordial soup" where the right elements (folks) can bump (meet) and create new ideas beyond the “adjacent possible.” (Now part of "Rooted in Jesus 2020" -- a sizable Episcopal event next January. We will be showcasing eight current innovators in the church in TED Conference-style presentations.)
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
6-Latino Ministry in a Box: Using multi-site technology to create a Spanish-speaking congregation taking small steps.
This experiment is finished and being EVALUATED.
7-Latino Music Project: Make it easier for the church to provide Spanish-language worship services by creating a music video library of the most used Spanish hymns.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
8-Latino Phonetic App: Make it easier for non-native speakers to be able to lead Spanish-language worship services by creating an app that teaches them the phonetic way to say the prayers from the Libro de Oración Común.
This experiment is CLOSED.
9-Listening Project: Conversations with 100 leaders who have grown and maintained their congregational growth. Leading to the "Habits of Highly Effective Church Growers." Some will be basic, but we also hope to find surprises.
This experiment is in ACTIVE.
10-Spin Church: Taking the basics of a regular "Soul Cycle" group fitness class and making it full-out about Jesus and then sharing a liturgical meal after.
This experiment is CLOSED.
11-Facebook Master Class: A social media expert will lead a one-day master class on how to use Facebook advertising to grow the church. The course comes with three months of subject matter coaching and accountability for the participants.
This experiment is CLOSED.
12-Interactive Sunday: Using technology to have interactive sermons (quizzes, surveys, word clouds, etc.) leading to more engagement with the church and higher attendance.
This experiment is CLOSED.
13-Theological Explainer Videos: Create a library of whiteboard videos that explain theological concepts in 2 minutes. The videos will be on YouTube, the 2nd largest search engine in the world.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
14-Senior Community: Create an incredibly simple website that can connect seniors to a live streaming platform for senior chat, games, and community.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
15-Home Sermons: Weekly 3 minute sermon videos to be used by Eucharistic ministers as they take communion to the homebound.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
16-Baptism Revival: Create a parish neighborhood baptism revival reaching those who have no church relationship.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
17-HeartEdge USA: Helping to expand the HeartEdge network in the US. Building association, learning, development, and resource of congregations on the edge.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
18-Virtual Supply Priest: Creating a network of great Episcopal preachers who can provide recorded video sermons for congregations who do not have a Sunday clergy person and will instead offer Morning Prayer.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
19-Touring Gospel Choir: Organize a touring gospel choir who can go to various Episcopal communities to perform. In each community, the choir will lead a master class for local Episcopal choirs on how to best use the gospel music in our tradition.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
20-Modern Christian Radio: A streaming radio station that plays contemporary music but has Christian messages in between the music.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
21-Street Bible: Produce person on the street interview videos with a re-enactment (and correction!) that make learning Bible truths fun and provide a first step on the path to discipleship.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
22-Cleaning Monks: Create a low-barrier, low-investment, and replicable model of a social enterprise that can provide jobs (as a ministry) and where profits can support the mission of the sponsoring congregation.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
23-Millennial Travel Experience: Work with an experienced tour operator to create a trip that can fill the "spiritual experience" desires of millennials.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
24-Easy Invite Show: Organize a small tour for a theatrical show that can be performed in a church and thus make it easy for people to invite their friends to church and have a conversation about spirituality.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
25-EpiscoPALS: To connect US high school students with Palestinian high school students with the goal of creating deep accompanying relationships among the faithful.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
This experiment is CLOSED. Look for Phase Two coming soon.
2-Apple News Prayer Feed: Make it easier for people to engage with scripture during the week, during their daily life by creating a source that can supply content into their Apple Newsfeed.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
3-Connected Congregation: Using texting for easy points of contact between the congregation and its members leading to more engagement with the church and higher attendance.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
4-Digital Collection Plate: Grow the collection plate amounts at congregations by making it as easy and fast as possible for people to give in forms other than cash.
This experiment is in ACTIVE.
5-TryTank IdeasFestival: A festival of ideas for church growth and innovation. Seeking to create a '"primordial soup" where the right elements (folks) can bump (meet) and create new ideas beyond the “adjacent possible.” (Now part of "Rooted in Jesus 2020" -- a sizable Episcopal event next January. We will be showcasing eight current innovators in the church in TED Conference-style presentations.)
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
6-Latino Ministry in a Box: Using multi-site technology to create a Spanish-speaking congregation taking small steps.
This experiment is finished and being EVALUATED.
7-Latino Music Project: Make it easier for the church to provide Spanish-language worship services by creating a music video library of the most used Spanish hymns.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
8-Latino Phonetic App: Make it easier for non-native speakers to be able to lead Spanish-language worship services by creating an app that teaches them the phonetic way to say the prayers from the Libro de Oración Común.
This experiment is CLOSED.
9-Listening Project: Conversations with 100 leaders who have grown and maintained their congregational growth. Leading to the "Habits of Highly Effective Church Growers." Some will be basic, but we also hope to find surprises.
This experiment is in ACTIVE.
10-Spin Church: Taking the basics of a regular "Soul Cycle" group fitness class and making it full-out about Jesus and then sharing a liturgical meal after.
This experiment is CLOSED.
11-Facebook Master Class: A social media expert will lead a one-day master class on how to use Facebook advertising to grow the church. The course comes with three months of subject matter coaching and accountability for the participants.
This experiment is CLOSED.
12-Interactive Sunday: Using technology to have interactive sermons (quizzes, surveys, word clouds, etc.) leading to more engagement with the church and higher attendance.
This experiment is CLOSED.
13-Theological Explainer Videos: Create a library of whiteboard videos that explain theological concepts in 2 minutes. The videos will be on YouTube, the 2nd largest search engine in the world.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
14-Senior Community: Create an incredibly simple website that can connect seniors to a live streaming platform for senior chat, games, and community.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
15-Home Sermons: Weekly 3 minute sermon videos to be used by Eucharistic ministers as they take communion to the homebound.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
16-Baptism Revival: Create a parish neighborhood baptism revival reaching those who have no church relationship.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
17-HeartEdge USA: Helping to expand the HeartEdge network in the US. Building association, learning, development, and resource of congregations on the edge.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
18-Virtual Supply Priest: Creating a network of great Episcopal preachers who can provide recorded video sermons for congregations who do not have a Sunday clergy person and will instead offer Morning Prayer.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
19-Touring Gospel Choir: Organize a touring gospel choir who can go to various Episcopal communities to perform. In each community, the choir will lead a master class for local Episcopal choirs on how to best use the gospel music in our tradition.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
20-Modern Christian Radio: A streaming radio station that plays contemporary music but has Christian messages in between the music.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
21-Street Bible: Produce person on the street interview videos with a re-enactment (and correction!) that make learning Bible truths fun and provide a first step on the path to discipleship.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
22-Cleaning Monks: Create a low-barrier, low-investment, and replicable model of a social enterprise that can provide jobs (as a ministry) and where profits can support the mission of the sponsoring congregation.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
23-Millennial Travel Experience: Work with an experienced tour operator to create a trip that can fill the "spiritual experience" desires of millennials.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
24-Easy Invite Show: Organize a small tour for a theatrical show that can be performed in a church and thus make it easy for people to invite their friends to church and have a conversation about spirituality.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
25-EpiscoPALS: To connect US high school students with Palestinian high school students with the goal of creating deep accompanying relationships among the faithful.
This experiment is in DEVELOPMENT.
