Election in Nevada
October 12, 2007
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Dan Edwards has been elected the Bishop of Nevada on the second ballot today. The vote tally and candidate information is found on the Diocese
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Church Times reports on recent CAPA meeting
October 12, 2007
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The Church Times has excellent coverage and commentary on the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) meeting held last week. The commentary in particular discusses the way that the assembly worked its way through the construction of the communique, trying to adapt what, according the article, was drafted by “a western pen”, primarily that of Bishop Martyn Minns.
Connecting believers and proclaiming the Gospel
October 12, 2007
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Helen Thompson (one of our Daily Episcopalian essayists and a member of The Lead’s news-team) was interviewed this week by Mark Brown, the CEO of
“Kids are not expendable” says Rowan Williams
October 12, 2007
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The Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) has the text of an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Kids Company Conference taking place in Britain. In his remarks Willams asks “are we a society where people are prepared to advocate for those who don’t have voices of their own?”
Marriage and Health
October 12, 2007
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The Church Times reports on an analysis of demographic statistics in the United Kingdom. The surprising news is that even as cohabitation is on the
Evangelical? Progressive? Both!
October 11, 2007
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Revolution in Jesusland is a plea for secular and mainline progressives to understand a growing evangelical movement. The author, Zack, writes in his blog profile: “… (and we know how difficult this is to believe) there is an incredibly large and beautiful social movement exploding among evangelicals right now that stands for nearly all of the same causes and goals that secular progressives do. Those goals include: eliminating poverty, saving the environment, promoting justice and equality along racial, gender and class lines and for immigrants—and even separation of church and state.”
Four additional Episcopal visitors
October 11, 2007
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Per Episcopal Life Online, “four additional bishops have accepted Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s invitation to serve as “episcopal visitors” in dioceses requesting this provision.” They are: Bishops Philip Duncan of Central Gulf Coast, Duncan Gray of Mississippi, Rayford High (suffragan) of Texas, and Rodney Michel (assisting) of Maryland. They join eight other bishops who accepted the role during the House of Bishops meeting.
New Episcopal Life Focus launches tonight
October 11, 2007
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At 8 p.m. tonight, the next edition of Episcopal Life Focus premieres with coverage of the House of Bishops September meeting in New Orleans, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit there, and the hands-on post-hurricane rebuilding and pastoral work offered by the bishops and spouses along the Gulf Coast.
More on welcoming liturgy
October 11, 2007
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Our earlier item on “Welcoming Liturgy” has occasioned a passionate response both on the Café and elsewhere. Some of you have argued that a church should be extremely careful in altering its Sunday morning Eucharist to make it more seeker/stranger-friendly. Okay, but eventually newcomers need to feel comfortable participating in common worship, or else they won’t join our gradually dwindling numbers. So how do we make worship appealing without watering it down?
A call for peace between Muslims and Christians
October 11, 2007
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Reuters is reporting on an “unprecedented” letter, signed by 138 Muslim scholars, sent to Pope Benedict, leaders of Orthodox Christian churches, Anglican leader Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and the heads of the world alliances of the Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist and Reformed churches.
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