In its recent paper on church governance and administration, the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) suggests three models in which executive authority
A call to peace and prayer for Ukraine From the heads of The Anglican Church of Canada, The Episcopal Church, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori, a gifted scientist, offered words of wisdom this week as the C.S. Lewis Legacy Lecturer at Westminster College:
The history of the Office of the Presiding Bishop (PB) shows a variety of configurations and responsibilities as well as length of term. Currently the
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori will receive an honorary degree at the University of Oxford in June. The Archbishop of Canterbury immediately welcomed the news as “a powerful model for women seeking to pursue their vocations in the church.”
The particular challenge of Episcopalians here and across the Church is to acknowledge our complicity in the institution of slavery – that the Church here in Louisiana began and continued as a wealthy, white proclaimer of a gospel of obedience and loyalty to a system of domination.
Many in the church are asking if the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori will be one of the nominees since she is within the age range for re-election. No presiding bishop has held 2 terms though terms used to be 12 years instead of 9 years. Will the committee be answering these questions as they offer a timeline and ideas about the process?
“Advent is a quieter time of the year in the Church’s understanding,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says in her Advent Message 2013. “It’s a time to be still and listen, listen deep within to what is growing, ready to emerge into new life.”
More than 300 faith leaders from 39 states will be visiting members of Congress on Capitol Hill today to push for comprehensive and compassionate immigration