We Shall Be Changed is a gathering of essays from around the church on pressing topics to be considered--in the midst of and in preparation for the end of the pandemics of Covid-19 and systemic racism. The book is designed to spur conversation within parishes, fellowship groups, and clergy gathering while anticipating and addressing the very real challenges the church will confront in the wake of the twin pandemics. -- back
How will we regather the church after pandemic?
The Covid-19 pandemic is an inflection point for the church everywhere—and certainly for the Episcopal Church. The sudden flowering of creativity, connection, and collaboration is an expression of the Holy Spirit’s relentless presence within the church; yet ongoing distancing creates difficulties to be overcome on the other side of the present crisis.
How will we change habits of isolation and regather the church? How will we manage the impact on church finances? How is God calling us to embrace the energy and creativity of this moment—and the longing people have felt for a return to community? What challenges will we face regathering the people of God, particularly in already weakened communities?
We Shall Be Changed is a gathering of brief essays from thought leaders around the church on pressing topics that the church needs to be considering now—in preparation for the end of this pandemic. The book is designed to spur conversation within parishes, fellowship groups, and clergy gatherings about how to embrace the gifts this time has given while anticipating and addressing the very real challenges the church will confront in its wake.
A curated selection of ideas, wisdom, and inspiration from around the church on the challenges we will face on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Preface: The Breath of the Spirit and the Winds of Change |
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First Conversation: Distancing and Deepening: How might we turn this time of distancing into a time of deeper spirituality---and how might we keep that deeper conversation with God in the regathered church? How might the virtual inform---or be---the actual future of the church? |
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2 Midwives of a New World |
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4 Sacramental in Action---and Being |
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Second Conversation: Liturgy and LongingWhat have we learned from having to create new ways of worship about the worship we have been offering? Are there ideas or themes we should be careful not to lose? |
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5 "Come, Let Us Worship!" |
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7 Our Bodies, Christ's Body, and Virtual Worship in the Time of Pandemic |
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Third Conversation: Hard Choices and Helping Hands What questions about financial structures and sustainability will emerge from this time of isolation to confront parishes and judicatories? Is self-help the only option? |
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8 Working Together as the Way |
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9 Is Self-Help the Only Option? It Must Not Be |
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10 Avoidance Is No Longer an Option |
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Fourth Conversation: Inequality, Marginalization---and Renewal How can we address constructively the inequality in access to resources within the church laid bare by the variety of responses to the Covid pandemic? What responsibility do well-resourced communities and institutions have in helping poor and marginalized churches keep their communities tended and gathered? |
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11 The Challenge to the Church during Covid-19 |
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Fifth Conversation: Leadership---Challenge and Change What has the Covid pandemic taught us about the leaders and structures we have---and the leaders and structures we need? |
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13 Paschal Leaders for a Paschal Church |
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15 Everything Has Changed? Leadership for a New Mission Age |
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16 Authority Is Exerted; Leadership Is Exercised |
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MARK D. W. EDINGTON is the bishop of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. He served as Epps Fellow and Chaplain to Harvard College, and Associate Minister and Director of Administration in The Memorial Church of Harvard University. He served as executive director of the Center for the Study of World Religions and as the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory. He was also the founding director of the Amherst College Press. He lives in Paris, France. Paul-Gordon Chandler is rector of the Church of St. John the Baptist/Maadi, an international Englishspeaking Episcopal/Anglican church in southern Cairo, Egypt. Previously he served as the president/ CEO of Partners International, an international ecumenical Christian non-profit that helps indigenous Christian NGOs in over 70 countries in the Two-Thirds World. He has also served as CEO of the International Bible Society and as director of SPCK. For more details visit the author at www.paulgordonchandler.com
LORENZO LEBRIJA founded TryTank, the experimental lab for church growth and innovation. He was the chief development officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and served as pastor at St. Johns in San Bernardino and priest associate at St. Athanasius in Los Angeles. He earned his Master of Divinity degree at the General Theological Seminary, as well as an MBA from Florida International University. He has been a frequent speaker on development, community involvement, the arts, business strategy, and marketing. Greg Garrett, PhD, has written more than twenty books of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and translation, including My Church Is Not Dying: Episcopalians in the 21st Century. Professor of English at Baylor University and Theologian in Residence at the American Cathedral in Paris, he has appeared internationally on radio and television and regularly preaches, gives readings, and leads workshops and retreats." JAMES W. MURPHY, a Certified Fund Raising Executive, is the Managing Program Director at Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF). He works with congregations, dioceses, and other Episcopal organizations to grow their endowments and enhance and develop their planned giving programs and various philanthropic efforts and resources. He holds a Certificate in Fundraising, a Masters in Christian Spirituality from General Theological Seminary, and a Bachelors from NYUs Stern School of Business. Kelly Brown Douglas, is an Episcopal priest and graduate (Master of Divinity degree, doctoral degree) of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where she is now inaugural Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary. JEFFREY LEE is Bishop of Chicago, known across the church as a charismatic preacher, liturgist, and spiritual leader. He wrote Opening the Prayer Book for the new Church's Teaching series (1999) and is a member of the faculty of CREDO Institute. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, summarizes his autobiography in six words: "Met Jesus on pilgrimage; still walking." He is author of Vocti, Unabashedly Episcopalian, Orgullosamente Episcopal, A Generous Community,and The Jesus Heist. He and his wife JoAnne live in Houston with two daughters. Follow him on Twitter at @texasbishop.
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright is the Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta. He has also served as rector of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Atlanta and as a school chaplain and on the staff of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He is the co-author with Donna Mote of The Go Guide, a book of practical tips for following Jesus into the world.
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