Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs Called to Transformation is a partnership between the Episcopal Church and Episcopal Relief & Development. Four workshops will train leaders in methods and tools to enhance local ministry and mission. “Training people to use Asset-Based Community Development to approach ministry switches the discernment to an asset view — what we … [Read more...] about Development Workshops Set
Archives for February 11, 2016
Church Seeks Federal Bishop
Navy Chaplain Lt. Marc Massie studies his Bible before a service in Fallujah, Iraq. • Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Powell, U.S. Navy, via Wikimedia Commons Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs: A search committee will receive nominations for the Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries until Feb. 29. The suffragan bishop reports to … [Read more...] about Church Seeks Federal Bishop
The End Is Not in Sight
By the Rev. Mark Michael Responding to a pointed rhetorical question — “Is it the End?: The Future of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion” — a panel at Virginia Theological Seminary provided a consistent answer: probably not. Panelists for the discussion, held Feb. 8 at Virginia Theological Seminary, included the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, 26th presiding … [Read more...] about The End Is Not in Sight
Bp. Stephen Lane on Lent
From an Ash Wednesday sermon by the Rt. Rev. Stephen Lane, Bishop of Maine: Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we are made whole, made new, and restored to God and one another. The orthodox call this divinization: Christ was made human that we might become divine. As Athanasius of Alexandria, the 4th c theologian, put it: “For He was made man that we might be made … [Read more...] about Bp. Stephen Lane on Lent