Steeple to Street

02/15/21 • 27 min

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, we look at an important series of webinars called Steeple to Street. These webinars, offered by the Office of Congregational Development and Transformation and Fresh Expressions, will be held each Wednesday in March and will focus on creating a new kind of local church in a new kind of world. Todd Rossnagel is joined by Rev. Sam Hubbard and Chris Backert, National Director of Fresh Expressions. For more on Steeple to Street, head to our web site: www.la-umc.org

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