Duke Divinity School is trying something a little different than the typical youth summer camp experience in which so many church kids participate. The folks in the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation (DYA) are basically recreating a monastic/semarian experience.
While it’s not a great surprise to those who, like the Café, have been keeping track of the public announcements about dioceses and bishops consenting
Earlier today the Archbishop of Canterbury posted an essay detailing his thoughts on the actions the most recent General Convention of the Episcopal Church has
The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts have written to the people of their diocese and outlined a plan of widespread conversation to determine
The Archbishop of Canterbury has posted his thoughts on the actions of the most recent General Convention. His paper opens:
During a recent tour of Salisbury Cathedral a blogger noticed that not once was there any mention of Christianity or of Jesus as the motivation
UPDATE: Press release from the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin and link to the ruling below. A court in California issued a judgment earlier this
The Church Times wins this Friday’s award for “Best Headline of the Week” with a report on the stewardship debate at the recently concluded Church of England Synod. The article headline? “Stewardship: Let’s talk about wallets, not willies.”
Trying to describe General Convention and its atmosphere is hard enough in any year, but trying to make sense of the subtleties of this most recent Convention has been a stretch for everyone, whether deputy, visitor or reporter. Rebecca Wilson, who served in the press room of General Convention writes of how the atmosphere in that place was different this year.
Tiffany Stanley reports on the experience of straight people who are worshiping in congregations that are predominantly gay or lesbian. The report describes the experience of people in synagogues, main-line congregations and even in the predominantly LBGT Metropolitan Community Church denomination.