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$1.7M for New Ministry in the Episcopal Church: What Happens Next?
It is challenging to name a way of changing the church for the better through budgeting alone. In 2012, The Episcopal Church’s budget decided to do just that. Believing that funding innovative...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 25, 2015
Greetings from Salt Lake City! Today was the first official day of General Convention’s legislative activity, but your Roving Resurrection Reporters bravely took a break from practicing tapping the...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 25, 2015
First full day of legislative sessions, but who needs legislation when you’ve got resurrection? Let’s get to it. “A sign of resurrection in a Salt Lake City pedestrian crossing.” Shared on our...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 26, 2015
Day 2 of the legislative sessions began with a bang, as the news from the Supreme Court about marriage equality started filtering into Salt Lake City in the early morning hours. I received many reports...
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Our apologies–the Resurrection Report is a little late due to technical difficulties. Insert your own “at least you didn’t have to wait three days” joke here. Well! Did anyone hear anything cool...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 28, 2015
No day of rest here in Salt Lake City, people of God. Your elected representatives at General Convention were a busy group today just like any other day. The day began early, with a march organized by...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 29, 2015
Happy Hump Day, General Conventionistas! That’s right–it may not seem like it now, but we’ve now reached the downhill slope, with only four legislative days remaining until adjournment. We received a...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: June 30, 2015
As the weather in Salt Lake City turns windy (seriously, did anyone else whisper to themselves “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” this evening?), resurrection keeps on happening, just like the...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: July 1, 2015
Resurrection is not an easy thing. It requires death before it can occur. Today at General Convention has been a day celebrated by many, and mourned by others. The day began with worship to the sound...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: July 2, 2015
Wow. What a legislative day. Today the House of Deputies stood in session for almost seven full hours. Some resurrection moments from the floor today: The House of Deputies voted through an amended...
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#GC78 Resurrection Report: July 3, 2015
From beginning to end, the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church was filled with resurrection moments, moments where it was clear to everyone in attendance that this church was alive and...
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The Collect Call: Church Planting in the Suburbs
Image: Andrew Comings, published under a CC BY license. The budget passed at General Convention directed significant funding toward church planting. But the Episcopal Church is a little out of the...
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