By Kirk Petersen After years of conflict, the Anglican and Episcopal dioceses of Pittsburgh have taken a giant step toward resolving most of their remaining property disputes. Control of church buildings has been a matter of dispute since 2008, when bishop Robert Duncan and a majority of the congregations in the Pittsburgh diocese voted to leave the Episcopal Church. The … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Leads in Reconciliation
Archives for March 1, 2018
Targeting Harassment, Exploitation
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies, has appointed a special committee that will draft General Convention resolutions on sexual harassment and exploitation. “In January, Presiding Bishop Curry and I called the church to examine its history and end the systemic sexism, misogyny, and misuse of power that plague the church just as they corrupt our … [Read more...] about Targeting Harassment, Exploitation
Prof. Wachner Wins Fellowship
The Rev. Emily Wachner, assistant professor of practical theology at General Theological Seminary, has secured a Church Management Research Fellowship from Villanova University. Wachner’s fellowship comprises two summer residential sessions at Villanova University in 2018-19. It also includes a generous stipend. She will spend the spring months honing her research proposal, … [Read more...] about Prof. Wachner Wins Fellowship
Bp. Scanlan on Prayers
The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan, Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, reflects on different forms of prayer that she practices day by day: There is a soaking or bathing prayer in which I take my prayer list into an intentional time of meditation and intercession, offering to God the needs and concerns of those for whom I [am] praying. I do this every morning as I begin my day. It … [Read more...] about Bp. Scanlan on Prayers