Friday, March 30, 2012

On Christian Formation

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I was recently asked by a lay person who occupies a position of leadership in the diocese to share whatever I might on "Christian forma...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Part IV of Lenten Teaching Series

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Vocation and Spiritual Gifts: the Promise of Ministry
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

On Communion Without Baptism

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The Diocese of Eastern Oregon has introduced a resolution that would remove the Episcopal Church's canon that makes Holy Baptism a prere...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

House of Bishops, Day 5

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This was the final day of the House of Bishops meeting. We woke up to lightning, thunder, rain, and cooler temperatures--a marked change fro...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

House of Bishops, Day 4

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I'm not by nature a "morning person." But this being St Joseph's Day, and the first anniversary of my consecration, I got ...
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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Spring House of Bishops, Day 3

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Being the Lord's Day, the schedule was appropriately relaxed (in welcome contrast to Sundays in previous meetings). Eucharist was at 10,...
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Spring House of Bishops, Day 2

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Same morning routine as yesterday. The retreat-style meditation (in name only, it was actually a sermon) was by Michael Curry, Bishop of Nor...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Spring House of Bishops, Day 1

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We're at Camp Allen, the outsize conference center owned and operated by the Diocese of Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Houston. Th...
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Patterns of Ministry: Part III

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The Icon of Ministry: Holy Orders
Friday, March 09, 2012

Part II of Lenten Teaching Series

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Patterns of Ministry: Baptism--The Mark of Ministry
Friday, March 02, 2012

Patterns of Ministry: What's In a Word?

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Session One of my Lenten teaching series in Alton Parish (St Paul's Church):

What's At Stake in the Anglican Covenant Debate

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A letter to the Church Times from to Church of England bishops: From the Bishops of Bristol and Oxford Sir, — As the majority of dioc...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Notes from a Canterbury Pilgrimage

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Between 19 January and 1 February I was in England. The primary purpose of the trip was to attend a program for new(er) bishops from around ...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Missionary Vision Talking Points

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If you happen to be a rector, vicar, or priest-in-charge in the Diocese of Springfield, you will be getting this by email in a day or two. (...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Advent

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I love Advent. Liturgically, it is the most "interesting" season of the year. It has a shape that is completely irrational, but,...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

God is Not Enough

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Here's a look at the Bishop's article for the December edition of the Springfield Current. For those who get the hard copy, it sho...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Missionary Arts & Crafts

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There's an increasing amount of church chatter lately about the need to become more mission-driven, for Christians to get out out of ...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Guest Post: Another Anglican View

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With the crack in the seams of the Anglican Communion continuing to widen, and "cracks in the cracks" even beginning to appear (...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Unpacking the Vision

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This is the lead article in the November issue of the Springfield Current, our diocesan newsletter. Beloved in Christ, Many who are ...
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