Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Spins 'Missional' Church at Diocesan Convention
Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Spins 'Missional' Church at Diocesan Convention
NEWS ANALYSIS
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
October 26, 2011
Bishop of Connecticut Ian Douglas told delegates to the 227th Diocesan Convention that God is pruning his Church based on St. John Chapter 15: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower..." while he himself has litigated and "pruned" the Venerable Ronald S. Gauss along with his evangelical parish of Bishop Seabury, one of the largest most successful parishes in the Northeast US, right out of the diocese.
Bishop Seabury Church has affiliated with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America which is a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America.
In a sermon of sheer hubris, Douglas announced the sale of the diocesan house, the reduction of his diocesan budget by $600,000, and the firing of six staff members at Church House. Word is that the number of clergy serving full time in parish positions across the diocese has declined in the last five years from 180 positions to 123. - a thirty percent decrease. "Clearly, business as usual can't continue," the bishop bemoaned.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
NEWS ANALYSIS
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
October 26, 2011
Bishop of Connecticut Ian Douglas told delegates to the 227th Diocesan Convention that God is pruning his Church based on St. John Chapter 15: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower..." while he himself has litigated and "pruned" the Venerable Ronald S. Gauss along with his evangelical parish of Bishop Seabury, one of the largest most successful parishes in the Northeast US, right out of the diocese.Bishop Seabury Church has affiliated with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America which is a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America.
In a sermon of sheer hubris, Douglas announced the sale of the diocesan house, the reduction of his diocesan budget by $600,000, and the firing of six staff members at Church House. Word is that the number of clergy serving full time in parish positions across the diocese has declined in the last five years from 180 positions to 123. - a thirty percent decrease. "Clearly, business as usual can't continue," the bishop bemoaned.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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