We have not been a denomination which has embraced technology as a means of promoting our mission. We need to change our foundational vision of what it means and will take to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively in Canada in 2001. If we can't communicate our point of view, someone else will try to evangelize people to theirs. Then we'd better find a way to get the word out. And we'd better learn to control the money which will enable it to happen.
Money is a faith issue.
Shrewd stewards are needed if the gospel is to be proclaimed. We need resources which reflect our ethos, yes. This has never been our ethos. Just look at the index of Celebrating God's Presence or Voices United- the best of what we are has come from choosing the best of what all other parts of the Christian church have been doing. The UCPH has stopped publishing books, now they are just ceasing to sell what they don't publish.