Setting Sail: Conversations before General Synod
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1998
Principles to shape the liturgical future
I went to Israel last year as a staff member at an Anglican Consultative Council meeting. On a free day a number of us went to Galilee for a hurried but unforgettable day trip. Among our many stops was the supposed site of the feeding of the multitude (the most-told story in the New Testament) [...]
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Why the diaconate?
This May, I led a retreat for a wonderful group of deacons-to-be in the diocese of British Columbia, attended a consultation on the diaconate in Brasilia, and took part in the opening eucharist of General Synod in Montreal. I also celebrated 20 years of being a deacon. What a range of opportunities and [...]
How to share our deepest convictions
During the past few years, in my role as director of the Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism, I have had the opportunity of speaking at national, provincial and diocesan synods, and of leading clergy conferences and evangelism and congregational development workshops in 23 of our 30 dioceses.
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