The Rev. Canon Andrea McMillin, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Northern California, has joined a slate of four bishop nominees:
- The Rev. Matthew D. Cowden, rector of St. Michael and All Angels Church in South Bend, Indiana;
- The Rev. Christopher Brooke Craun, rector of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Portland, Ore.;
- The Rev. Canon Megan Traquair, canon to the ordinary, Diocese of Arizona, Phoenix;
- The Rev. Randall R. Warren, rector of St. Luke’s Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
For each of the five nominees, the diocese provides a video, brief bio, letter to the diocese, answers to three questions, and a résumé.
These are the three questions:
- Describe your Christian journey; why do you follow Jesus?
- Describe how you led a group in creating a new vision and the success and difficulties you encountered instituting a significant change.
- What is the role of a bishop in providing leadership, guidance and oversight to clergy, laity and widespread congregations?
An electing convention is scheduled for Feb. 9 at Faith Episcopal Church, Cameron Park.
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.
