The Washington Post Sunday magazine asked people how many people they knew who had been shot. The Rev. Mary Jo Ledgerwood of the Diocese of Virginia spoke of the shootings at St. Peter’s in Ellicott City, Maryland.
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) is soliciting comments to specific questions prior to its next meeting on March 18.
A biography of Archbishop Justin Welby compiles his writings from his days as a parish priest and later as Bishop of Durham. Whether or not it really tells us anything is a separate question.
Breaking: A “conciliation” agreement has been reached between the Standing Committees of two Episcopal dioceses and bishops who filed amicus briefs supporting breakaway dioceses bid to hold on to the property, assets and name of the dioceses of Quincy and Fort Worth.
Last Sunday, St. Andrew’s, Pearland, Texas, asked congregants to “Please use your cell phone.” to church, because when they take pictures of the service and post them on social media sites, live blog the service or e-mail their friends they are also bringing their friends to church
Sometimes churches are very conflict averse. We seem to think that being Christian equals being nice. Not so, say Jeremiah, Paul, and Jesus.
by Michael Sullivan Each Monday, several church leadership blogs hit my inbox. Sometimes, I find fresh bread among them, but most often, only stale crumbs fall from their tables. I crave more about vibrancy and less about pessimism, and for some reason, it seems that all the blogs by mainline writers begin with the line …
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