The Living Church

@Livng_Church

News, commentary, reviews, theology, and resources for leaders in and for the Anglican Communion.

Joined December 2011

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · 10 h

Latest #News: #Lakota church waits 115 years for running water. #EpiscopalChurch ow.ly/P1Vh50WuFy1

Livng_Church's tweet card. A Lakota congregation in the Diocese of South Dakota's Pine Ridge mission will soon have running water in their parish, thanks to a United Thank Offering grant.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · 12 h

Latest #News: Bp. Mark Short elected as Primate of the #Anglican Church of #Australia, the first evangelical to lead the church since the 1980s. ow.ly/5c6h50WuFlY

Livng_Church's tweet card. A graduate of Sydney’s Moore Theological College, Mark Short calls for interdependence across the decentralized church’s strong divisions on hot-button issues.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · 13 h

#BookReview: Authors of a new analysis of modern British Christianity suggest that the church's biggest change “is not so much secularisation as its dramatic ethnic diversification.” #books #churchofengland @Palgrave ow.ly/gI8t50WuFc3

Livng_Church's tweet card. The authors write: “Modern British Christianity has dramatically declined in many ways. But it has also shown striking resilience. British Christianity has both grown and shrunk, died and risen...

The Living Church@Livng_Church · 19 h

#CovenantTLC: Clergy in the #EpiscopalChurch vow to uphold the doctrine of Christ as this church has received it. What does that mean? #theology #livingchurch ow.ly/hxEl50WtmG5

Livng_Church's tweet image. #CovenantTLC: Clergy in the #EpiscopalChurch vow to uphold the doctrine of Christ as this church has received it. What does that mean? #theology #livingchurch
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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 23

Latest appointments, ordinations #EpiscopalChurch ow.ly/gKk450WtYUJ

Livng_Church's tweet card. Appointments and ordinations across the Episcopal Church

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 23

Latest #News: Former seminary professor will lead the united Protestant South Indian church of 4.5 million, the largest #Anglican province in Asia. #India ow.ly/6ku050WtYPY

Livng_Church's tweet card. The election restores the church's control over Asia's largest Anglican province, which has been administered by a court-appointed panel for 15 months because of pervasive corruption.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 23

Latest #News: Bp. Ruch's trial halted less than a week into proceedings by the prosecutor's sudden resignation. #ACNA #Anglican ow.ly/fTCK50WtYIP

Livng_Church's tweet card. Prosecutor Alan Runyan said the trial process was "irreparably tainted" after a member of the court improperly questioned a witness for more than an hour.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 23

#CovenantTLC: At the center of the arching Biblical narrative of salvation is a tree: the tree of life, the cross of Jesus Christ. livingchurch.org/covenant/rood/

Livng_Church's tweet image. #CovenantTLC: At the center of the arching Biblical narrative of salvation is a tree: the tree of life, the cross of Jesus Christ. livingchurch.org/covenant/rood/

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 22

Latest #News: Synod stays cool in heatwave: Living in Love and Faith was not up for debate. #ChurchofEngland ow.ly/5Eo850Wtm7o

Livng_Church's tweet card. With Living in Love and Faith off the table, Synod members worked on legislation to help abuse survivors, oppose assisted dying, and retire a 34-year-old statement on sexuality.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 22

Latest #News: The word for "welcome" in Swahili names a new partnership between Wisconsin and #Kenya. #Episcopal #Anglican ow.ly/G8an50Wtm2X

Livng_Church's tweet card. A partnership between the Diocese of Wisconsin and the Anglican Church of Kenya focuses on an exchange of ideas and nurturing unity.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 22

#ChurchLife: Reflections on loss and empathy after tragic Texas floods. #Kerrville #Episcopalian ow.ly/3jL250WtlWv

Livng_Church's tweet card. The Rev. John Onstott says he witnessed both great loss and great empathy after the flash flood that claimed hundreds of lives in Texas.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 22

#Podcast: Past president of DOK shares stories of vocational surprise, Spirit-filled business meetings, and leadership in tense times. #Episcopal #Catholic #Anglican #prayer ow.ly/uhvP50WtlNK

Livng_Church's tweet card. Surprised by calling, Spirit-filled business meetings, and leading a global movement of women in prayer

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 22

#CovenantTLC: Communities of spiritual fellowship and #prayer form oases for both clear thinking and social witness. So thought Evelyn Underhill. ow.ly/fcka50WsO47

Livng_Church's tweet image. #CovenantTLC: Communities of spiritual fellowship and #prayer form oases for both clear thinking and social witness. So thought Evelyn Underhill.
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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 21

Latest Letters to the Editor #LivingChurch ow.ly/cFr450WsNPN

Livng_Church's tweet card. Letters from our readers on racial injustice in South Africa, Jews and the gospel, and the Eucharist.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 21

Latest #News: Australian primate condemns recent attacks on Melbourne synagogue. #Anglican #Australia ow.ly/KrUj50WsNLW

Livng_Church's tweet card. Australia’s acting primate strongly condemned recent attacks on a Melbourne synagogue, whose neighboring Anglican congregation is now hosting Sabbath meals in the church hall.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 21

Sunday's Readings #Episcopal #Anglican #Catholic #liturgy #lectionary #pastor #preaching ow.ly/KzVj50WsNH2

Livng_Church's tweet card. God the Father is due greater respect than our earthly fathers because he is holy. This respect is not dictated by what he does, but by who he is.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 21

#CovenantTLC: The Eucharist is not merely a "reenactment" of the Last Supper. The vessels we choose communicate what we believe about the sacrament. ow.ly/YRfP50WqgzW

Livng_Church's tweet image. #CovenantTLC: The Eucharist is not merely a "reenactment" of the Last Supper. The vessels we choose communicate what we believe about the sacrament.
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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 18

#ChurchLife: St. Mary Magdalene Equal to the Apostles is a biritual parish, using both the BCP and a Byzantine rite. #catholic #orthodox #anglican ow.ly/uIRw50WqgvN

Livng_Church's tweet card. St. Mary Magdalene Equal to the Apostles is a biritual parish, meaning it uses the Book of Common Prayer twice a month and a Byzantine rite twice a month.

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 18

#CovenantTLC: One #NewYork parish reinvented its approach to education, relationships, and making #disciples post-COVID. A renaissance has begun. ow.ly/yXsL50Wqgs8

Livng_Church's tweet image. #CovenantTLC: One #NewYork parish reinvented its approach to education, relationships, and making #disciples post-COVID. A renaissance has begun. ow.ly/yXsL50Wqgs8

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The Living Church@Livng_Church · Jul 17

Latest #News: Tennessee Episcopalians say issues raised by the famous battle over evolution in the classroom still resonate, a century later. #Episcopal #education #politcs ow.ly/M4x450WpeU9

Livng_Church's tweet card. Tennessee Episcopalians say that issues raised by the famous battle over evolution in the classroom still resonate, a century later.

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