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hereby request admission as a Postulant for Priesthood

Recently I took a very nerve racking and exciting step that included the following words:

After much discernment, prayers and reflection I believe God has called me to participate as an ordained priest in the work of reconciliation and spiritual formation of His people. I want to invite and welcome people into the family of God [...]

In Seattle - List of interesting event in November

Mark Scandrette - The Jesus Dojo: A Path to Action, Community and Change:How to start your own Jesus-inspired group experimentsWednesday, November 4, 2009
Mars Hill Graduate School 2501 Elliott Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Summary:
So many of us want to live in the Way of Jesus—pursuing a life that is deeply soulful, connected to our [...]

Remembering the Feast of Enmegahbowh, First Native American Episcopal Priest

 
 

Lessons appointed for use on the Feast of Enmagahbowh
Enmegahbowh (ca. 1807 – June 12, 1902; from Enami’egaabaw, meaning “He that prays [for his people while] standing”; also known as John Johnson) was the first Native American to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Enmegahbowh was an Odawa from Canada who converted to Christianity from Midewiwin. In 1851, James Lloyd Breck began [...]

Remembering Absalom Jones

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Absalom Jones (1746 – February 13, 1818), was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. He was the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and founded a black congregation. He is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and blessed under the date of his decease, February 13, in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer as “Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818″.
Jones was born into slavery in Delaware in 1746. When he [...]

The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table

This is a fantastic interview of my sister  Sara Miles done by the fine folks of Yes Magazine.
The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table
In this country, people think you have to eat the right thing with the right people. In most government-run programs, you have [...]

Anglimergence among Episcopalians

 

 
Here is a brief summary/reflection by episcopalian practitioner Tim Mathis of a meeting of radical episcopalians that happened this past weekend (Aug. 14-16) in Church of the Apostles in Seattle.
 
Relatively Faithful: Its all who you know…
This weekend in Seattle there was a gathering of the Emerging Coordinating Team ECG-TEC–a self-appointed, and hopefully soon internationally recognized, [...]

Trinity Church Wall Street Consultation

Early this month (March 30 - April 2) I was part of a consultation on the spirituality of young adults hosted by Trinity Church Wall Street.
The gathering featured Alt. Worship pioneer Jonny Baker. He is a sort of a non-official bishop of the emerging church in the UK and beyond. Jonny facilitated part of the [...]

Historic Anglimergent Gathering in Minneapolis

Yes… that’s me in the back.
Historic Anglimergent Gathering in Minneapolis
Last week, there was a historic Anglimergent gathering at Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis, featuring 18 people, described by Phyllis Tickle as a mixture of “emergent Christians and more than half of whom were Anglican types.”
Read more at the Emergent Village Blog

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Anglican & Anabaptist

I live in the beautiful tension of being an anglican & anabaptist.
In the Anglican (Episcopal Church) I encounter a spirituality that is bigger than myself. As an anglican I practice my spirituality in community, therefore is not just my spirituality but I join the spirituality of those who gather around the Lord’s Table. [...]

Anglimergent

Anglimergent

A relational network of Anglicans engaging emerging church and mission.

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