Committee 3: Governance & Structure
Our look at Episcopal Church General Convention resolutions continues with those which concern church governance and structure. The resolutions are more interesting than the topic might suggest!
Category: General Convention
Welcome to RESOLUTIONPALOOZA!
The introduction to RESOLUTIONPALOOZA, a blogging tour of resolutions to be considered by the Episcopal Church’s General Convention this June. I urge us to keep our eye on the main thing: making disciples of Jesus Christ.
EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Color of the next Episcopal Church Blue Book revealed!
Once again, I am thrilled to unveil an exclusive news tidbit, the ultimate scoop for serious church geeks. A highly placed yet anonymous source in the General Convention Office of the Episcopal Church has...
And also with blue: Blogging through General Convention resolutions
Introducing my series of blog posts on the resolutions for this summer’s General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Stay tuned for commentary on many of the resolutions to be considered in Baltimore.
EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Color of the next Episcopal Church Blue Book revealed!
This blog once again has the scoop on the color of the Blue Book for the next General Convention. Read on for an interview with Canon Michael Barlowe about the Blue Book and much more.
Investing in what matters
On the feast of the Epiphany, as I look at the proposed churchwide budget for the Episcopal Church, a reflection on whether we are offering Jesus Christ to the world in the way the Gospel suggests we ought to.
NEWS FLASH! BREAKING EXCLUSIVE! Blue Book details revealed!
Continuing a Seven whole days tradition since the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention, we have exclusive, breaking news about the next Blue Book. Before, we alone broke the news of the book’s color. This year, the news is even more exciting.
Our next Presiding Bishop
Sometime tomorrow we will all see the slate of nominees for Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. I’ve been thinking about the challenges our next Presiding Bishop will face, and I wanted to get some thoughts jotted down now, before we know who the nominees are. I don’t want to be seen as campaigning for a particular person.
NEWS FLASH! BREAKING EXCLUSIVE! The Blue Book’s color is revealed!
If there’s one thing that is the heart of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, it’s the Blue Book. Containing the official reports of various groups, including Committees, Commissions, Agencies, and Boards of the Episcopal Church, the Blue Book is chock full of legislative bonbons and ecclesiastical gems.
An Acts 8 moment?
For the last couple of weeks, I have been in much conversation with Susan Snook and Tom Ferguson (known for their blogs, A Good and Joyful Thing and Crusty Old Dean). We have been...
NEWS FLASH! BREAKING EXCLUSIVE! The color of the so-called Blue Book revealed!
Three years ago, Seven whole days was privileged to break the news of the so-called Blue Book’s color. Last time, it was crimson. This year, the color will be “salmon pink.” The 7WD news...
7WD Exclusive! True color of so-called “Blue Book” revealed!
I’ve been waiting for a momentous event to resume blogging here at Seven whole days. Today, it happened. Today, at the Province 1 gathering of bishops and deputies in advance of General Convention, the...