By Mark Michael While organizers of the Lambeth Conference still expect to go forward with an in-person gathering in July and August, they announced January 24 that plans have been scrapped for an ambitious pre-conference hospitality program that would have placed bishops and their spouses in parishes across Britain during the week before the conference. In place of The … [Read more...] about Lambeth Conference Cancels ‘Big Hello’
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Developing a Plan B for General Convention
By Kirk Petersen Church leadership has begun studying alternatives for holding the General Convention this summer in the event that the pandemic makes it seem unwise to bring 10,000 people to a convention center for more than a week. "While the Presiding Bishop and I have every hope that it will be possible to hold General Convention in Baltimore from July 7-14, we have … [Read more...] about Developing a Plan B for General Convention
Bishops Discuss Leadership in Advance of Lambeth
Anglican bishops and others have been participating in a series of monthly "bishop's conversations" in preparation for next year's Lambeth Conference, where bishops from around the world meet every 10 or 14 years or so. The theme for December is "Leadership," and conversations took place on December 7 and 9. The conversations are private, but each month some of the … [Read more...] about Bishops Discuss Leadership in Advance of Lambeth
Lambeth & the World We Will Leave Behind
Anglican bishops and others have been participating in a series of "bishop's conversations" in preparation for next year's Lambeth Conference, where bishops from around the world meet every 10 or 14 years or so. The theme for November is "Called to be Stewards," focused on climate change and caring for God's creation. The discussions took place November 2 and 4, while the 26th … [Read more...] about Lambeth & the World We Will Leave Behind
Bringing Salt and Light to Lambeth Conference 2022
Anglican bishops from around the world are engaging in a series of conversations relevant to the themes of the 2022 Lambeth Conference. Excerpts of these monthly conversations are shared at lambethconference.org, and a few passages appear below. The actual conversations are held privately online, among the bishops and a few Anglican theologians. The Lambeth Conference is a … [Read more...] about Bringing Salt and Light to Lambeth Conference 2022
1 Peter: Real-Life Biblical Focus of Lambeth 2022
By Mark Michael The First Epistle of Peter, a text that speaks to “immediate pastoral problems” while also “rais[ing] an utterly compelling and inspiring vision of the call of God” will serve as the Biblical focus of the 2022 Lambeth Conference, says Archbishop Justin Welby in a video introduction launched in early February on the conference’s website. The book, Welby … [Read more...] about 1 Peter: Real-Life Biblical Focus of Lambeth 2022