Bishop Jeffrey Lee often says that “what we pay attention to grows.” Recently he spent a day paying attention to the growth and development of his staff, which he reorganized in 2011 and cut due to budget reductions in 2016. On July 12, the entire staff—including sextons, receptionists, executive leaders, and office staff—spent a day…
Brent House, the Episcopal campus ministry at the University of Chicago, has been awarded a grant of $29,300 by the Episcopal Church. The funds will support an initiative at Brent House and several other campus ministries to introduce college students to the spirituality and prayer practices of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. The…
The Rev. Larry Green knows something about what makes an effective deacon. “Effective deacons are hustlers,” he explains. “They look at their job as outside the walls of the parish, and can really listen to those needs and hear their concerns, and they can find a way to bring those needs and concerns back into…
