[Magdalen] Fwd: A Letter from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to the Diocese of Virginia

[Ginga Wilder]

Yep.  I think I knew all that when I made my 'suggestion', knowing THAT
wouldn't fly.
Ginga

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 10:43 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ginga,
> I had to laugh at your suggestion about dividing the Diocese, because that
> does come up periodically and always gets shot down. After all, we are one
> of the two or three largest in the country. Our web address is even
> thediocese.net!
> We used to say that a division would never happen on Bishop Lee’s watch.
> That being said, it would make a lot of sense, because Northern Virginia
> is almost a state unto itself. Of course, that would lop off the most
> liberal part of the Diocese!
>
>
> > On Aug 9, 2018, at 10:11 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thinking systemically.  Is it possible to call a short-term (2 years)
> > provisional or interim bishop who is well trained in dysfunctional
> > systems?  Is it possible that the Dio of VA is too large and needs to be
> > divided?  (I realize that is an off the wall question.)  I am not sure
> the
> > diocese needs to 'find whose fault' this is as much as it is to speak the
> > truth about what is actually going on and do the necessary family therapy
> > to find a healthy system within which to function.
> >
> > I may well be wrong in all that above but from the systems' perspective,
> it
> > seems something is amiss that needs to be dealt with.
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 9:46 AM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> >>> On 09/08/2018 14:11, cady soukup wrote:
> >>> DioVA - provisional bishop search - questions for new bishop
> candidates?
> >>>
> >>> What questions would you like to ask the provisional bishop candidates?
> >>>
> >>> Just received an email asking exactly that, responses due by Aug 13
> >>> (Monday!). I am just back from vacation - NOT up-to-speed - so asking
> >>> for assistance.
> >>
> >> My, they are moving quickly but I suppose they need to if they need to
> >> elect somebody in November. Given what has been said about the
> >> announcement of the current bishop's departure and what was said when
> >> the search for a suffragan was called off there is clearly a lot of hurt
> >> around in the diocese. What is needed is somebody who has demonstrated
> >> the ability to move a conflicted situation towards stability and growth.
> >> That means a deeply rooted faith to sustain them through times of trial
> >> and tribulation and the ability to recognize different points of view,
> >> someone who will listen empathically first and then, after prayerful
> >> reflection, offer a positive and hopeful lead.
> >>
> >> Arising from that - what was the most difficult situation you have faced
> >> in your ministry? How did you deal with it? What was the outcome?
> >>
> >> Roger
> >>
>