November 2022 Archives - The HighWay

Special Synod October 1, 2022

John Lavender — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:20:51 +0000

The first “Diocese of Kootenay Special Synod” took place via Zoom on October 1, 2022 with 86 delegates and guests in attendance. It had been decided at Synod 2021 that the intervening years between triennial Synods would be a one-day event focused on the mandated business of Synod and the presentation of a budget. This […]

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Framing the Future

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:19:33 +0000

In September, I travelled to Montreal to facilitate a Clergy Conference focused on adaptive leadership. Throughout COVID, the church in many quarters has prided itself on its ability to adapt, and yet, when I look at it, in most cases we have not adapted—we have merely applied technical solutions to adaptive challenges. A technical solution […]

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Storied Listening

David Tiessen — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:18:30 +0000

In anticipation of “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,” members of the Central Okanagan Regional Council visited the Sncewips Heritage Museum of Westbank First Nation for a guided tour. The museum’s tagline is: “Experience the Okanagan from a syilx perspective.” For an hour-and-a-half we listened and learned from the museum’s docent, who traced the story […]

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Reshaped for Service

Richard Simpson — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:17:11 +0000

From the Desk of a Deacon “Come, go down to the potter’s house and there I will let you hear my words.” Jeremiah 18:1 In this reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, God invites Jeremiah to go down to a potter’s house, and there observe the potter working with clay so that Jeremiah may better hear […]

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Taking Time to Breathe

Jane Bourcet — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:16:00 +0000

Spiritual Development Summer vacation is over and we’re now into the fall startup. It feels as though we’re into the church start up as well, especially with the Annual General Meeting happening. It’s been interesting to participate in the project of creating a video of “green shoots” in preparation for Synod. The project has forced […]

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Tenderness, Compassion & Justice

Yme Woensdregt — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:15:32 +0000

A few weeks ago, I discovered a work of art online. I don’t remember the artist; it showed one of the most famous of Jesus’ stories, the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11–32). Briefly, the story goes something like this: there are two sons, the younger of which is tired of the farm, […]

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Equipping the Saints for Ministry

thehighway — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:14:06 +0000

Licentiate in Theology 2022 Remaining Fall and 2023 Winter Course Schedule with: The Western Educational Collaborative Anglican Network Also known as W.E.C.A.N. Dear Friends, Have you sensed God calling you into a deeper walk? Consider taking a course of interest that is designed to equip you for any number of lay and ordained ministries. We […]

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