Michele Pollesel processes at a Diocese of Cuba service in 2011, before he became a bishop. Behind him are the Anglican Church of Canada’s primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, and Griselda Delgado del Carpio, Bishop of Cuba. • Andrea Mann/General Synod Communications, via Episcopal News Service Adapted from Gavin Drake, ACNS The Bishop of Uruguay has delivered a … [Read more...] about Bishop Challenges Uruguayans
Archives for November 2016
‘Call the Midwife’ Meets USPG
Adapted from ACNS The Christmas special of BBC’s Call the Midwife will feature the work of the Anglican mission agency USPG. The show follows the fortunes of the midwives and nuns at Nonnatus House, in East London, in 1961. In the Christmas special, the Rev. Tom Hereward and a number of the Sisters and midwives are sent by SPG, as USPG was known in the 1960s, to help a … [Read more...] about ‘Call the Midwife’ Meets USPG
Clerical Friends in TV Ad
Elizabeth Weise reports for USA Today about a TV ad featuring an Anglican priest and an imam: The most surprising thing about Amazon’s latest ad for its Prime service is that it appears to be the first time a Muslim cleric has been featured in a television ad shown in the United States. “I can’t think of one. There are plenty of religious figures in televisions, … [Read more...] about Clerical Friends in TV Ad
Convention & General Seminary
Chad Rancourt, General Theological Seminary • Wikimedia Commons Adapted from the Office of Public Relations The Committee to Study the Relationship of General Theological Seminary and General Convention has asked for wide participation in a survey it issued Nov. 29. These are two of the questions appearing on a SurveyMonkey page: How familiar are you … [Read more...] about Convention & General Seminary
Further Review of Bell Case
By John Martin The Church of England has appointed a senior member of the House of Lords to review the sex-abuse allegations against the late Bishop George Bell. Alex Carlile, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation between 2001 and 2011 and an expert in cyber-related issues, will report on lessons learned in the Bell case. His report, commissioned by the Church … [Read more...] about Further Review of Bell Case
Gumbo Evangelism
Brian Reid/Make Ready the Feast By Kirk Petersen What does turkey gumbo have to do with evangelism? Not much on the surface. But a turkey gumbo recipe represents the fundamental change that the Episcopal Church is making in the way it communicates with the world. For the Rev. Canon Michael Hunn, evangelism and gumbo can be linked in novel ways. Hunn is … [Read more...] about Gumbo Evangelism
Reconciling Evangelism
Carrie Boren Headington, left, and Stephanie Spellers presented together during a session at Evangelism Matters. • Richard Hill photo By Matthew Martin Nickoloff The Lausanne Covenant, largely written by the late Anglican evangelist John Stott, states that “evangelism requires the whole Church to take the whole gospel to the whole world.” During the … [Read more...] about Reconciling Evangelism
New: Dec. 11 TLC Online
The Dec. 11 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. This issue features both news coverage and reflections on the Evangelism Matters conference that met in Dallas on Nov. 18 and 19. Matthew Burdette writes: The promise of Evangelism Matters is that it marked a step toward clarifying and enacting the Episcopal Church’s mission. Every … [Read more...] about New: Dec. 11 TLC Online