Author: John B. Chilton

Somehow in the midst of the maze of rooms and halls of the Anaheim Convention Center and surrounding hotels, the herculean effort of starting General Convention is gaining a head of steam. It began with a bit of an odd start Tuesday morning with new deputies and some deputy alternates (like yours truly) gathering near the information booth to find out where a promised new deputy orientation was happening. Only thing was, it wasn’t.

We aren’t expecting many mainstream media folks until next week, with the exception of The Los Angeles Times, for whom, in some ways, this is

Matthew Davies of Episcopal News Service has some details on the schedule of the Most Rev. Rowan Williams as he attends the General Convention of

Read what Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President Bonnie Anderson had to say at the opening session of the General Convention of the Episcopal

Archbishop Daniel Deng of Sudan made headlines during the 2008 Lambeth Conference for telling media that he thought openly gay bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire should resign. But now he is coming to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. How to make sure there isn’t a repeat performance?

The calendar is taking shape. The Social and Urban Affairs Committee will have an open hearing on Resolution B012 on Wednesday, 2 to 4 p. m. That resolution requests permission for the bishops in states that permit same-sex marraige to adapt Prayer Books rites for use with same sex couples.

Maybe you’ve never wanted to watch live streaming video of the Program Budget and Finance Committee hearings, but the point is, now you can.

It isn’t clear if there is a organized right wing with a coherent political strategy, while there is most certainly an organized left, and center-left. Whether that gives the left an advantage remains to be seen. If you bring too many resources to bear against an opponent who has surrendered the field, you run the risk of appearing overly zealous, and alienating voters in the process.