Category: The Lead

What are our bishops reading?

Because the House of Bishops has its own regular meeting, and its own College for Bishops, it’s not surprising to learn that many bishops read the same books over a given year. And it’s always interesting to find out what’s on the reading list, because the ideas tend to surface in public again and again.

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Digital immigrants; how to move online

Most of the Café’s readers are probably very comfortable online. You know the difference between a web-forum, a list-serv and a Facebook group. But many in the Episcopal Church’s leadership don’t. Given the economics and the need we have to be evangelists, being a luddite isn’t really an option anymore. Here’s a free resource that can help.

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Managing the Body of Christ

The Alban Institute is one of the best places to look for help if you’re having troubles with the floating part. This week they have an article that lists specific areas that can make a difference between success and failure when working on managing the life of a congregation.

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Local or global? Where should a bishop’s allegiance lie?

Part of me is annoyed by bishops who forget who elected them, and forget who worked to get them elected. Part of me understands that we elect bishops to function in the wider church, and the broader religious landscape. Putting aside the specifics of Bishop Reaves case, where do you stand on this?

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Complicity is too mild a word

The judgment of the editorialist is, if anything, rather mild. As Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has not only been complicit in the persecution of gay and lesbian Africans, he has actively abetted the cause of the Anglican Communion’s most virulently bigoted prelates, and twisted the Communion’s moral calculus beyond recognition.

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