Originally published at Walk Humble on May 8, 2026.
What if one of the church’s front doors is no longer made of wood at all? This piece reflects on Bishop Rob Wright, Easton Davis, and For People as a case study in why digital communication can be pastoral work, not vanity.
The old red door signaled sanctuary and welcome. Today, for many people, the first threshold is a website, a podcast episode, a social post, or a forwarded link. By the time they enter a building, they have already been formed by what they found online.
“The new doors are digital. People are finding us online and in digital spaces before they’re stepping foot in our buildings.”
That line is the hinge of the essay: good communication is not a distraction from ministry when the message is good news. It is part of how people are reached, welcomed, and invited in.