[Magdalen] New call

[Raewynne Whiteley]

No, I won't be working for three bosses!  This is a position in the
vocations department.  And they were very clear that while Discipleship and
Ministry may want to steal me for teaching, my first priority is
vocations.  Which is what I believe I am called to!

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> Looking at the diocesan website I see "The Bishop’s Officers for
> Discipleship and Ministry, Mission and Evangelism, and Vocations are
> Directors of three separate – though closely linked – Diocesan
> Departments." I don't know what Raewynne's job description will say but I
> hope she is not working for three bosses. Been there, done that, not good.
> It may be that the Bishop wants the three Departments to work more closely
> together, which would make sense to me, with Raewynne coming in from
> outside to bring a fresh perspective. Good luck to her in that.
>
> I don't really know the diocese but I do know that there is a significant
> Conservative Evangelical faction there, including some clergy in impaired
> communion with the Bishop because of their support for the Anglican Mission
> in England. They are probably determined to continue ploughing their own
> furrow, bringing in other bishops of the Anglican tradition but not the
> Anglican Communion (such as the Church of England in South Africa which is
> *not* the same as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa to which
> Sally Davies belongs) to ordain the candidates they have identified as
> called to the priesthood.
>
> Roger
>
>
> On 28/09/2017 17:25, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> I understand that four people have held this position in the past five
>> years.
>> So it'll be a challenge for sure.
>> -M
>>
>> that on January 1, 2018, I will begin as Discipleship and Vocations
>>>>
>>>>> Missioner in the Diocese of Southwark (yes, in London).
>>>>>
>>>>
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