Jay Bakker,son of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner, writes:
 

During the period of Advent 2009 to Advent 2010 the Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of California undertook an examination of the diocesan discernment/vocations process. The goal was to identify and address problematic and/or confusing aspects of the process and its associated documents. The result of that work is a new set of guidelines and process documents that are clear and firmly in line with both the canons of the Episcopal Church national and the diocesan canons.

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Church of the Epiphany, San Carlos Becomes
Newest Oasis Congregation

Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations

 The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry

California Faith for Equality

Chicago Consultation

TransEpiscopal

The Consultation

Claiming the 
Blessing

Integrity, USA

Walter Brueggemann

Brueggemann, an Old Testament scholar and professor emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, said that such an approach can help Christians engage with the Bible in a way that avoids pre-packaged interpretation. Instead, he said, Christians and the churches to which they belong need to engage with the Bible in a way that gives them a place to stand in their lives and their faith in the midst of "the power of nation states, the reductionisms of scientism and in the capricious power of the marketplace."

The 41st Trinity Institute, sponsored by Trinity Wall Street and titled "Reading Scripture Through Other Eyes," is meant to help participants "become more conscious of what we are looking for when we return to the Bible as a source of inspiration," according to the conference's web pages. Read more. 

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