From The Living Church-
The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska has nominated four people in the search for its eighth bishop, and its first question to all of them concerned evangelism.
The diocese will receive nominees by petition until Feb. 12, and it is planning “fly-abouts” for nominees to visit regional deaneries. The electing convention begins April 9.
The nominees are:
• The Rev. Canon Virginia “Ginny” Doctor, the diocese’s canon to the ordinary and assisting vicar, St. James’ Mission, Tanana.
• The Very Rev. Mark Lattime, rector, St. Michael's Church, Geneseo, N.Y
• The Very Rev. Timothy W. Sexton, provost and canon administrator, Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• The Rev. Suzanne Elizabeth Watson, former congregational development officer at the Episcopal Church Center, who now works with the church center as a consultant. She is also a priest associate at Christ and Holy Trinity, Westport, Conn.
This was the first question posed to the nominees: “Alaska has a rich history of evangelism. Yet even while new ministries spring to life, we struggle to attract new people to our churches. What would you propose as an evangelism strategy for Alaska?”
Canon Doctor cited four factors: leadership development, culturally relevant music, social and recreational ministry programs, and good preaching.
“I have heard many times that many Episcopalians are getting fed by other denominations where there is ‘evangelical preaching,’” she wrote. “I think a week-long preaching course for both lay and ordained is needed. There needs to be an excitement created when preaching the word. There are several gifted preachers both inside and outside of Alaska.”
More here-
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2010/1/14/alaska-nominees-address-evangelism
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