Ascension and Anglicanism: Pandemic in the Church of England Guest Contributor May 21, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Simon Cuff Today we celebrate a feast in the Church’s year that often struggles to find a place in our theologies, though it is secure in our creed: the Ascension. Jesus is taken up out of the apostles’ s... Read More...
Is the Church Essential? Guest Contributor April 29, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Don Beyers Although it is too early for us to say how the COVID-19 virus will transform our church, we can be sure the implications of the pandemic will reshape ministry for many years to come. Yet I wonder... Read More...
Who Needs Catechesis? Guest Contributor April 23, 2020 ACNA, Catechesis, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Alex Fogleman From the beginning, Christians have connected teaching and baptism through the Great Commission — baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and “teaching them to obey all that I have commanded” (Matt. 28:19–20). And while th... Read More...
Wanted: Field Guide to Adjudicate Communion across Distance Christopher Wells April 15, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Editorial, The Episcopal Church By Christopher Wells I come to the conclusion of my series on the visibility and invisibility of the Church (part 1, part 2, part 3). How to draw things together? Let me propose three, programmatic points th... Read More...
Richard Hooker, Principled Pluralist Christopher Wells April 7, 2020 Ecclesiology, Editorial, The Episcopal Church Hooker bequeaths to Anglicans, even outside England, a set of questions that remain unavoidable.
The Difficult Work of Fellowship Guest Contributor March 20, 2020 Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church Whatever we may prefer to call it — communion, fellowship, community — it is difficult work. Let’s be honest about that.
Should We Live-Stream Worship? Maybe Not. The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner March 20, 2020 Ecclesiology, Ministry, Tech, The Episcopal Church Should we live stream worship at this time? Maybe not. At least we should think about why, to what end, and with what consequences.
Intramural Ecumenism Leander Harding March 12, 2020 Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church The ecumenical challenge today does not run between denominations but within denominations.
