A Masterly Tribute to Gerre Hancock May 10, 2021 Essays & Reviews, Features, Highlight The Music of Gerre Hancock The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York The Saint Thomas Brass Jeremy Filsell, Organist and Director of Music Benjamin Sheen, Associate Organist Nicholas Q... Read more...
When Miracles Become Idols May 7, 2021 Highlight, News This phenomenon of worshiping God’s blessings rather than he who bestows them is nothing new. It is a pattern that’s woven into Scripture from the time of Israel’s sojourn in the wilderness.
Influential Sydney Diocese Elects 1st Non-White Abp. May 6, 2021 Highlight, News The Very Rev. Kanishka Raffel, dean of Sydney’s St. Andrew’s Cathedral, was unanimously elected as the 12th Archbishop of Sydney by the diocese’s synod on May 6. Raffel, a London-born Sri Lankan and a Buddhist convert to Christianity, will be the first person of color to lead the vibrant conservative evangelical diocese, which has great power and influence in the GAFCON network.
A Different Model for Churches Changing Hands May 5, 2021 Highlight, News By Kirk Petersen In an era of bruising litigation over ownership of church properties, a prominent diocese and a church founded in 1698 are showing that amicable solutions are possible. On April 29, Bisho... Read more...
New: 5/16 TLC Online May 5, 2021 Features, Highlight A complicated legacy, a Jewish-Episcopal partnership, and the health benefits of art.
A Painful Divorce in Fort Worth May 4, 2021 Highlight, News By Kirk Petersen A long-simmering dispute between rival religious denominations in Fort Worth has escalated after a decisive court ruling. Congregations have been forced out of the church buildings where ... Read more...
South Carolina Elects Change Expert as Bishop May 3, 2021 Highlight, News The Rev. Canon Ruth M. Woodliff-Stanley, an expert in strategic change, was elected on May 1 as the XV bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, the first woman to serve in that role.
Archbishops to Review New Zealand Seminary Culture May 3, 2021 Highlight, News By Robyn Douglass Correspondent New Zealand’s troubled Anglican theological college is back in the spotlight. The province’s three archbishops have announced that they will undertake a review of the culture... Read more...
Welby: Be Curious, Be Present, and Reimagine April 29, 2021 Highlight, News Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby released a series of five short films on the theme of “Faith in a conflicted world” on April 27. Drawing on his own experience as a pastor and church leader, the series focuses on three core practices, being present, being curious, and reimagining new possibilities in the places where we hope to see change.
Empowering Kenya’s Teenage Moms April 29, 2021 Features, Highlight By Jesse Masai When exams began on March 22 for the Kenya Certificate for Primary Education, which completes the first eight years of schooling, reports filtered in that many of the nearly 1.88 million candi... Read more...
