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…collaboration across parish and deanery lines. There is a growing realization and trust that decisions about diocesan mission belong to everyone. But this shift to common responsibility for the work of the diocese is a long-term project: we are going to have to keep working at it. If we keep at it, we will be transformed into a church that many in the rising generation will be willing to claim as their own, as they search for a Jesus-centered,…

…e diocese. Our job is to remind you that, as Episcopalians, it is our privilege to be part of something much bigger, messier, and more full of strangers than our local parish is likely to be. What does this mean in practical terms? It means, first and foremost, that as Episcopalians we take seriously Paul’s injunction that we should all “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” ( Galatians 6:2). Mission Share is how we take…

…ed on Biblical principles and the resolutions of General Convention. The Policy and Procedures that follows focus on the behavior of employed and volunteer personnel in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. This Policy defines basic terms in order prohibit sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse; as well as retaliation for bringing complaints or participating in the complaint process within the setting of the church and its ministries and sets forth a…

…The work of the diocese is carried out by the many volunteers (lay people and clergy) who dedicate their time to serving on a variety of commissions. More than 30 commissions contribute to the ministry of the diocese. The chair of each committee or commission is responsible for filing an annual report of that group for inclusion in the annual convention journal. Click here to file a report for 2019….

…in crisis can get help and learn coping skills. I asked if the center was staffed by professional therapists: it is not – simply pastorally-gifted clergy and laypersons. I’m not sure what I think about that (long-term counseling should always be done by trained professionals), but I am intrigued by how the center fits into the congregation’s mission strategy. Like the preschool, it provides long-term engagement with the…

…d by William Cooper Procter, the Diocese of Southern Ohio has a unique opportunity to reach out in areas of special ministry, providing “…support for innovative activities which go beyond the day to day operations of the church.” The Procter Fund earningsare allocated annually by the Bishop and Trustees of the Diocese, subject to program evaluation, in four distinct areas of activity following the four criteria as determined by the terms of the…

…ely about connection without coercion. Or we might say, freedom in connection. Surely, the more we extend our common life in Christ, the more we will taste the perfect freedom that lies in serving God and one another with no strings attached, no attachment to pedigree, no fear of fresh perspectives from unexpected quarters, no agenda save to be close to Jesus, who leads us anywhere and everywhere. May his light guide us, may his splendor…

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…by Cranmer’s vision, and then by the American revolution. When our revolution drove most Anglicans to Nova Scotia, those who remained had to figure out how to be Anglican without being English. This forced them to look more searchingly into the prayer book, and there they discovered a vision that transcended monarchy, nationalism and establishment altogether. We eventually renamed ourselves the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and by…

…deeply embedded in the American psyche. We must surface this sickness so that we can face it and ask God to help us with it. I am grateful to Dr. Merelyn Bates-Mims, a parishioner of our cathedral, who has bravely pursued research into the pervasive reality of racial profiling, inviting and collecting personal accounts of profiling from all around our diocese and beyond. (Learn more about her work here) Persistent attention to the lived…