By Matt Townsend
The House of Deputies has passed Resolution A067, which if approved by the House of Bishops would would fund a $210,000 project on theological education in the Episcopal Church. This study would include regional consultations with laity, clergy, and those for whom English is a second language.
The Rev. Jennifer Adams of Western Michigan spoke in favor of the resolution, saying it could unite the different ministry and education interests in the Episcopal Church. “This basically to convene a conversation that needs to happen,” she said.
Not all deputies spoke in favor. “We’re going to spend $210,000 for a conversation?” said the Rev. Canon Victoria Heard of Dallas. “I can’t see this changing anything.”
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
