The Harvard Business Review is not a venue one normally associates with spiritual matters or the Episcopal Church. But HBR has published an interview in its May-June issue with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry — the chief executive officer of an organization associated with 1.9 million believers, and overseeing an annual budget of more than $40 million.
I’ve had people ask whether the way of love is a realistic approach to life. If I’m a CEO, or a member of Congress, can I really build a life around love? Can I if I’m a prosecutor and I see the worst of human beings? My response is: If you think love is a sentiment, no. But if you understand that love is a commitment, the answer is yes.
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.
