In light of our call to continue and deepen our disciplined practice of open dialogue, I am, with the full support of the Diocesan Executive Council, calling a special, non-legislative convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. The purpose of this 1st Theological Council of the Episcopal Church in Upper South Carolina is to engage in substantive biblical and theological dialogue on norms for how we are in relationship with one another and to practice these norms in a dialogue on human sexuality.
How will we go about this dialogue?
Our first priority will be to ensure a safe, secure, and open environment that will keep us mindful of our unity in Christ Jesus. The introduction to the proposed Anglican Covenant, as well as The Rule of St. Benedict, provides helpful scriptural guidance for being together in this way. We will ground our dialogue in a rhythm of prayer and worship, flowing from meals, to worship, to spoken meditation, to reflection, to small group discussion, and then to plenary discussion.
I think that’s a bad link.
#1 Archer is correct. I keep getting a “wedsite cannot be displayed” warning.
Actually, I just tried to go on the direct dusc.org site and got the same message. DUSC must have crashed (no sarcasim intended).
The server must be back up; I just read the blurb.
A convention with no voting and no hidden agendas and no reports made thereof. So…do we call this a Seinfeld Convention? A Convention about Nothing?
I think it is actually the “Softening Up” Convention. I most definitely see an agenda, though it’s not really hidden, as anybody with common sense can see what it is. The whole purpose is to begin the process of getting same-sex blessings/marriage accepted in the DUSC, and indaba/Delphi Technique is the methodology that will be used. This is the “non-threatening” phase, hence the guarantee that there will be no votes (because the liberals know they won’t win any votes yet). The post-convention reporting will be to the effect that the diocese is displaying an increasing “openness” to same-sex blessings, and (depending on how large the liberal minority is) this convention will be followed by further action, including possible a diocesan wide series of “discussions”, a diocesan study group, vague diocesan resolutions at subsequent annual conventions, etc.
I think they will also be discussing communion of the unbaptized.
It must be great to have no more pressing issues to face. It is indeed a new gospel.
I don’t think communion of the unbaptized is on the agenda, thankfully.