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Online church communities growing

January 25, 2015 2 Comments

Online community is a growing reality, but how does the church fit there?

Divisions within GAFCON?

January 25, 2015 9 Comments

A group of GAFCON Primates and bishops met recently in Nairobi to formulate a response to a meeting held at General Seminary in October between

Annual Meetings and “3 parish cranks”

January 24, 2015 No Comments

If there are “fireworks” at the Annual Meeting they usually stem from the budget presentation — thoughtfully provided by the three parish cranks who bring up the same issues every single year.

Diocese of Maryland: tragedy and transparency

January 24, 2015 13 Comments

The Diocese of Maryland has begun a web site dedicated to responses to the death of Tom Palermo. Information and Resources includes: Clergy and Church Member Forums

Should General Convention meet every 4 years instead of 3?

January 24, 2015 3 Comments

General Convention will meet every four years, rather than the current three, and that the deputies to General Convention will also be deputies to a Provincial Convention which will meet two years prior to each General Convention.

Inequality as a Religious Issue: A Conversation With the Archbishop of Canterbury

January 24, 2015 4 Comments

Income inequality becomes an issue about the nature of the value of the human being, the dignity of the human being, which is a religious issue. The human being for whom Christ died is of equal value, whoever they are.

From #vacouncil to #vaconvention

January 23, 2015 2 Comments

The Diocese of Virginia Annual Council today passed a resolution to change its name from Annual Council to Annual Convention: R-2: Name Change of Council

Irish Methodists will join Anglican Bishops in consecrating Kearon

January 23, 2015 41 Comments

When Canon Kenneth Kearon is consecrated Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, in the Church of Ireland, some of the consecrators will be Methodist. That’s because the

An activist for Jesus

January 23, 2015 No Comments

Father Richard Estrada is described as a fixture of the religious left and an activist for justice in and around Los Angeles. Now he is

From saw dust trail to communion rail