A different model of church authority
May 19, 2010
No Comments
The Rt Rev. Alan Wilson writes in
The Archive
Category: The Lead
Assorted links
May 19, 2010
No Comments
1. Human males aren’t the only species that use the it’s not safe out there deception strategy.
Duncan explains AMiA’s fellow traveler status
May 19, 2010
3 Comments
TexAnglican explains Duncan’s explanation: Try as the announcement does to make this sound like good news–or at least not a very big deal–apparently a large portion of the ACNA is withdrawing from full membership and falling back to what seems to amount to a “friendly fellow traveler” status.
Congregations as a source of emotional support
May 19, 2010
No Comments
Congregations do foster sustained face-to-face interaction and for many, this leads to the development of rich, emotionally supportive connections. But that kind of bonding is influenced by how well one fits with the core imperatives of congregational life. For congregations that want to encourage emotional bonding as part of the congregational mission, it is worth understanding that it does not “come naturally,” and that some people are less likely than others to be drawn into the circle of support.
Books: Ian Buruma compares religion and politics in Europe & US
May 19, 2010
No Comments
Lisa Webster of Religious Dispatches interviews Ian Buruma about his book, Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents.
AMiA: Status in ACNA “untenable and unsustainable”
May 19, 2010
14 Comments
AMiA, the US outpost of the Anglican Church in Rwanda and founding member of ACNA, says it will withdraw its citizenship from ACNA and become an independent Ministry Partner with ACNA.
Does immigration cost jobs?
May 18, 2010
No Comments
Study after study has shown that immigrants grow the economy, expanding demand for goods and services that the foreign-born workers and their families consume, and thereby creating jobs.
What did Jesus do?
May 18, 2010
3 Comments
If one thing seems clear from all the scholarship, though, it’s that Paul’s divine Christ came first, and Jesus the wise rabbi came later. This fixed, steady twoness at the heart of the Christian story can’t be wished away by liberal hope any more than it could be resolved by theological hair-splitting. Its intractability is part of the intoxication of belief.
It can be done: Attracting young adults to your church
May 18, 2010
3 Comments
In 2007-2008, FCC designed and implemented a church-wide program on Christian “faith practices” for all of its members, offering them the opportunity to explore the ways in which they were living out their faith through … hospitality, keeping Sabbath, and testimony. Building on this study, in 2008-2009 they initiated a second faith practices program focusing specifically on younger adults.
Jesus Seminar takes on Paul
May 18, 2010
10 Comments
According to Jesus Seminar has moved its headquarters to
Archives
Categories
©2006-2026 | Episcopal Cafe