[Peet] Dickinson plays bluegrass guitar. It’s a way to evangelize through music, he says. For years he sang in church choirs. But don’t assume he’s all hipster and not a serious traditionalist. He’s both: well-grounded in Orthodox Anglicanism and well-attuned to the tastes of young people, he says.
Johnny Wallace, senior warden of the cathedral and chairman of the search committee, said the church began looking for a new leader last summer, considered applications from 10 candidates and settled on Dickinson after Bishop Mark Lawrence helped narrow down the field to four. The bishop interviewed each of the finalists.
Wallace said the congregation was “looking for someone to be at the cathedral for a long time.” Dickinson, who is married with a 5-year-old daughter, was just the sort of family man they were looking for, Wallace said, also citing the young priest’s Orthodox leanings, evangelism and varied tastes in music and worship styles. (The cathedral offers both a traditional and contemporary service at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.)