[Magdalen] New call

[Roger Stokes]

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).