TECConversations Announced
A highlight of General Convention 2018 will be The Episcopal Church Conversations (TEConversations), three innovative, inspirational and informative sessions featuring brief talks, videos and engaging interludes. Each TEConversations session will be 90 minutes and will include three speakers, videos, music interludes and deeper small group engagement. The speakers represent international leaders, well-known Episcopalians, and rising voices in the church. The TEConversations w
Province Delegates, GC Deputies and Bishops Gather in Worcester
Province 1 Delegates, General Convention Deputies, and Bishops met Saturday April 7, 2018 at All Saints Episcopal Church, Worcester MA for the 2018 Provincial Spring Synod and General Convention Orientation. Participants learned about new provincial initiatives including the Models of Small Vital Congregations Project which will collect inspiring stories of small vital faith communities who are creatively being church in the 21st century and a web-based resource for those se
Official Youth Presence at General Convention
Congrats especially to Province I youth Georgia Atkinson (NH) and James-Paul Forbes (CT) [March 12, 2018] The 16 members of the Episcopal Church General Convention Official Youth Presence at the 79th General Convention have been announced. The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be held Thursday, July 5 to Friday, July 13 at The Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas (Diocese of Texas). The General Convention Official Youth Presence was established by an ini
Participate In PLC Preparing for General Convention Webinar Series
The Provincial Leadership Conference (PLC) is sponsoring a series of monthly webinars for deputies and bishops who will be voting on resolutions at General Convention. Presenters will offer their perspectives on some of the issues coming before General Convention. The PLC chose to focus the webinars on the pillars of the Presiding Bishop's vision of Beloved Community - reconciliation, evangelism, and environment - as well as resolutions around structure and canon changes. In
A New Episcopal Prayerbook?
The 2018 Episcopal General Convention is considering the how and when of prayer book revision. Charged with presenting a plan for a comprehensive revision to The Book of Common Prayer, the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) will offer two options to the upcoming General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Tex., July 5-13. The first option would move the church immediately into a full nine-year prayer book revision process. The second option would cal
Join Conversations about Values In Action at a Site Near You
Discerning shared values is crucial to forming powerful partnerships and moving forward with courageous intention. This year's Trinity Institute focuses on Values in Action and features leading activists, theologians, authors, and experts who will share their vision of how to integrate core values into strategic and effective action. This year's presenters include the Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim
Discernment and Debate Forums Help Episcopalians Prepare for 2018 General Convention
Many forums are emerging in anticipation of the discernment and debate Episcopalians will embrace at the 2018 General Convention in Austin. Here are some of the sites you may wish to explore in preparation: General Convention of the Episcopal Church https://www.facebook.com/groups/501032593307352/ RevisionMatters: Lived experience with prayer book liturgy in action
https://medium.com/revision-matters Reimagine the Episcopal Church with Marriage Equality
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