Mary Frances Schjonberg reports for Episcopal News Service: A group of bishops has proposed a compromise on the question of whether the president of the House of Deputies should be paid, an issue that has proved divisive at previous General Conventions. The compromise comes as the result of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s desire for the issue to get a “full and fair … [Read more...] about Bishops Propose Director’s Fees
Archives for June 28, 2018
Global Mission Theologians Meet in Dallas
Global Mission scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East gathered in Dallas to exchange ideas and best practices in evangelism and witness. Academics from the Global South presented and discussed papers on mission and evangelism, while academics from the Global North responded. The papers will be published before the 2020 Lambeth Conference. The Rev. … [Read more...] about Global Mission Theologians Meet in Dallas
Bringing Colors to Convention
Episcopal Relief & Development will use its presence at the 79th General Convention to thank the Episcopal Church for more than 75 years of generous support. “I look forward to seeing Episcopal Relief & Development’s many friends, supporters and partners at General Convention,” said Rob Radtke, the organization’s president and CEO. “Episcopal Relief & Development … [Read more...] about Bringing Colors to Convention
Book Celebrates ‘Woodbine Willie’
Stories of non-combatant heroes in World War I abound. One of the best-known was the Rev. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, widely celebrated as “Woodbine Willie” for his gifts of cigarettes and Bibles to Allied soldiers. For many soldiers, Studdert Kennedy’s face was the last one they saw before they died. He would whisper the Lord’s Prayer to dying men and hold their hands as … [Read more...] about Book Celebrates ‘Woodbine Willie’