The Anglican Church of Canada has launched KAT (Keeping Anglicans Talking), a scaled-down version of TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. KAT’s topics so far:
- Solomon Islands by the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, 13th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
- Ministry to Migrant Workers from Mexico by the Rev. Canon Ted McCollum, incumbent of the parish of St. Paul’s in Beaverton, Ontario
- Spreading Some Juicy Gossip by Suzanne Lawson, who most recently worked with the Resources for Mission Department of General Synod as coordinator for Together in Mission
- Hospitality and Resources by the Rev. Greg Carpenter, incumbent of St. Jude’s Wexford since May 2010 and Associate Liturgical Officer for York-Scarborough since December 2013
- Gift Planning Makes a Difference by the Ven. John Robertson, national gift planning officer in General Synod’s Resources for Mission Department
- Looking Forward by the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Anglican Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada
- The Power of Giving by Monica Patten, interim director of General Synod’s Resources for Mission Department
- Consumption by the Ven. Michael Thompson, General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada
- How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Trust God by the Rev. Susan Spicer, priest-in-charge of the parish of Fenelon Falls and Coboconk, Ontario
- Building Relationships, Transforming Communities by the Rev. Helena-Rose Houldcroft, executive director of Flemingdon Park Ministry in Toronto
Image: Archbishop Fred Hiltz speaks about the Solomon Islands. • Screenshot from KAT
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.
