Abp. Orombi criticizes the New Orleans report
October 5, 2007
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The Primate of Uganda, Henry Orombi, has spoken out on the reasons that he chose not to attend the Joint Standing Committee’s meeting with the
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Abp. Barry Morgan on New Orleans: the inside story
October 5, 2007
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The Archbishop of Wales, a member of the Joint Standing Committee whose membership recently met with the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops, shares his thoughts about what happened in New Orleans and of the findings of the JSC in their report.
Fixating on poverty
October 5, 2007
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DAY ONE of the meeting of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA). The council focused on the continent’s problems – poverty, disease and injustice. The topic of homosexuality was avoided.
Cut the Carbon walkers reach Lambeth
October 4, 2007
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Lots to choose from in the current Church Times, but imagine walking from Boston to Chicago–a bit farther than that, actually–to make a point about carbon footprints. Eighteen people walked 1,000 miles, through Northern Ireland and around Britain, in the Cut the Carbon walk, sponsored by Christian Aid, that ended on Tuesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Episcopal Church featured on “In the Life”
October 4, 2007
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American Public Televison’s news and features program In the Life kicks off its 16th season with a report on the crisis in the Episcopal Church.
Image problem or crisis?
October 4, 2007
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If you have ever seen “Jesus, save me from your followers” as a bumper sticker, then you’ve seen a symptom of a real problem. David Kinnaman’s new book (co-authored with Gabe Lyons), UnChristian, paints the picture revealing what may be the true cause of declining mainline church attendance in the 21st Century.
Ministry and social media
October 4, 2007
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At the recent Anglican Missions Conference in New Zealand, the Rev. Mark Brown presented a workshop on ‘Anglican Ministry in a Technological Age.’ He’s adopted it for the web, and posted it over at his blog for the Anglican Church in Second Life. Read on for more information on these technologies and for information about the Episcopal Cafe in Second Life and Facebook.
Clarity vs. prolixity, and a missed opportunity
October 4, 2007
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Louie Crew, writing at his site, offers an insight on why it’s so important to choose your media channels wisely: the more wordy a given document (in this case, the report from the Joint Standing Committee), the less likely people are to actually read it. In addition, he adds, when hundreds of journalists are at your fingertips, that’s a great opportunity to give them Good News.
Same-sex blessings on the table in Ottawa
October 4, 2007
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From the wires: While the Anglican Communion worldwide contemplates the U.S. House of Bishops response on the matter of, among other things, same-sex blessings, one Anglican synod in Canada—Ottawa—is tackling the issue head-on next week at their annual meeting.
Anglican panel praises Episcopalians
October 3, 2007
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…the committee said that all sides in the long-running conflict over the Bible and homosexuality need to do much more to keep the beleaguered worldwide Anglican fellowship from splitting.
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