In rough economic times, congregations look for ways to meet the costs of upkeep, programs and ministries. If these are directed towards the wider community,
Joan Gundersen has written a handy pocket-timeline of legal maneuvers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Charles Olsen notes that we often bookend church meetings with perfunctory invocations and benedictions. He suggests that if we redefine activity of the people of
Faced with substantial declines in fourth-quarter giving by parishioners, many churches and faith-based organizations have been forced to curb their spending and outreach programs.
Michael Jensen of Sydney, Australia, keeps the “The Blogging Parson” wherein he frequently discusses the art and craft of preaching. In this post, he names ten things preachers often inflict on hearers.
The troubled Central African diocese is still without a bishop even though the bishops that originally blocked the election of the Rev. Nicholas Henderson in November, 2005, have either died, retired or have been ex-communicated.
As the war rages in Gaza, it is hard to find pieces that are neither cheerlead nor stir up hatred toward one side or the other. Here are some perspectives we’ve seen that shed light on the Israeli attack on Gaza.
The Anglican Communion Office website has been very slow to update their directories of diocese to reflect actual leadership of the actual dioceses of Pittsburgh, Fort Worth and Quincy.
The Synod of the Church of England voted last July to move forward with the ordination of women to the episcopate using a so-called “Code of Practice” and turned aside parallel oversight schemes. The proposal released this week in advance of February’s synod includes a scheme of “complementary” male bishops and judicial review for unhappy parishes.
Pope Benedict XVI used an annual end of the year address to say that the protection of the environment is directly linked to defending “traditional” marriage against gay rights, especially gay marriage.