Also: Wisconsin bishop installed; Suffragan Bishop of the Arctic resigns
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Bishop Jack Iker speaks during the 25th anniversary of his consecration. | Suzanne Gill/Flickr
** Bishop Jack Leo Iker (1949-2024)
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By Douglas LeBlanc
Bishop Jack Leo Iker, who led the majority of parishes and people in his diocese into what became the Anglican Church of North America, died October 5 at 75 following a battle with lymphoma. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Gunter Installed as Bishop of United Wis. Diocese
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By Lauren Anderson-Cripps
At the installation of the Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter as bishop of the newly reunited Diocese of Wisconsin, Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe said: "Allowing the Father ... to do the pruning in an expert way, to allow ourselves to be pruned, is the work of the spiritual life. It’s what you’ve done here as three dioceses (coming) together." Read on ([link removed]) .
** Suffragan Bishop Joey Royal Resigns
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By Sue Careless
Suffragan Bishop of the Arctic Joey Royal, who has been a theologically conservative voice in the House of Bishops and General Synod, has left the episcopal office to become international relations and operations manager with Christian Embassy of Canada. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Scottish Bishop
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By Douglas LeBlanc
Charges of bullying against the Rt. Rev. Anne Dyer have been dismissed because some complainants had misgivings about giving testimony and being cross-examined. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Podcast: Bishops in Bermuda with Wes Śpiewak and Nick Dill
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By TLC Staff
An Anglican and Roman Catholic bishop in Bermuda discuss how they found their call into island ministry, how their friendship started, and the fruit it’s bearing in their dioceses. Listen here ([link removed]) .
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** Mission, Vision, and Strategy
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By Jonathan Turtle
What is the foundation and mission of our parish? Why are we here? It's important to think more intentionally as a congregation about who we are, our DNA, and the work God has entrusted to us in this place at this time. Read on ([link removed]) .
** An Open Letter to Survivors of Abuse
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By Justin and Lindsey Holcomb
Justin and Lindsey Holcomb write about a love that endures forever. To your rejection, God says, “You are accepted!” To your lostness, God says, “You are found and I won’t ever let you go.” R ([link removed]) ead on ([link removed]) .
** Defending the Church’s Language for the Trinity, with Gregory of Nyssa
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By Simangaliso Maguduela
Recent attempts to abandon the words "Father" and "Son" for the persons of the Trinity echo an ancient Arian heresy. Drawing on Gregory of Nyssa, Simangaliso Maguduela writes that our theology and our prayer is not about mastering knowledge of God but about entering into a relationship with the God who has chosen to make himself known to us in a particular way. Read on ([link removed]) . ([link removed])
** Biggest Little Church
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By Jesse Zink
A diverse garden, Jesse Zink writes, may be a helpful model for flourishing mission. Offering new questions and new relationships, the garden metaphor may help us evolve into the body of Christ that God calls us to be in this moment. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Nourishing Memories, Chapter 9: Called to be Missionaries
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By Graham Kings
Continuing his memoir, Bishop Graham Kings describes the BBC Radio interview that led him and his family to become missionaries with the Church Missionary Society. Read on ([link removed]) .
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