Formation and Ministry Resources: General Convention

As we approach our 78th General Convention in a few weeks time, I wanted to be sure that you have some resources with which to prepare and follow the action!

Our Canon for Communications and Media, Karin Hamilton, does a fabulous job of keeping the folks in CT informed about the happenings at General Convention. Be sure to sign up for the ECCT General Convention E-News: https://www.episcopalct.org/News-and-Events/Electronic-Newsletters/

Karin also maintains a great page of resources on the ECCT website: https://www.episcopalct.org/GeneralConvention2015/

Some other sites that may be useful:

The central clearing house of all things GC:
http://www.generalconvention.org/

Hashtag to follow on Twitter: #GC78

Episcopal News Service: http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/

Updates from Episcopal Church Public Affairs: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/blog/PublicAffairs

Some Sites and Blogs to watch:

Memorial to the Church mentioned in recent E-News:
http://www.episcopalresurrection.org/memorial/

Scott Gunn (Forward Movement) blogs the Blue Book:
http://www.sevenwholedays.org/category/general-convention/

Tom Furgeson on the Memorial:
http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/

Keith Voets (member of COM) on Marriage:
http://theyoungcurmudgeonpriest.blogspot.com/

On Marriage:
http://fullyalive.squarespace.com/

Blog from Deputy Don Reed:
http://opensourcetheology.blogspot.com/

EPISCOPAL CHURCH (STRUCTURE, TRENDS, ETC)

Increase in Unpaid Clergy

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/clergy/increase_in_numbers_of_unpaid.html

State of Racism | Episcopal Church

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/state-racism

Reimagining the Episcopal Church

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/episcopal_church/reimagining_the_episcopal_chur.html

Initial Working Report on Identity and Vision | Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church

http://reimaginetec.org/identity-and-vision-draft/

Presiding Bishop Survey

http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/09/09/joint-nominating-committee-for-the-presiding-bishop-issues-survey

Episcopal Journey of Hope: Episcopal Church Achieves Boutique Status

http://episcopaljourneyofhope.blogspot.com/2013/10/episcopal-church-achieves-boutique.html?spref=fb

Crusty Old Dean: Gift from the Stork: HOB Primer on Governance

http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/2013/11/gift-from-stork-primer-on-ecclesiology.html

Church Property Litigation

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/episcopal_church/property_litigation_what_if_we.html

Study Paper on Reforms to Church Wide Governance and Administration | Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church http://reimaginetec.org/govandadmin/#comments

Sad ironies in Episco-land | Fr. Jonathan’s Blog

http://gracerector.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/sad-ironies-in-episco-land/

Relevance | Blogitations on the Holy Life

http://jimmyabbottsblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/relevance/

Holy Women, Holy Men, Holy Cow | Seven whole days

http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2014/02/22/holy-women-holy-men-holy-cow/

Structuring for Discipleship

http://www.churchwork.com/structuring-for-discipleship/

Mission … Mission … Mission; Part One | A Good and Joyful Thing

http://agoodandjoyfulthing.com/2014/03/01/mission-mission-mission-part-one/

Governance, administration, and change. Oh, my! | Seven whole days

http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2014/02/26/governance-administration-and-change-oh-my/