[Magdalen] VA ending bishop search

[Grace Cangialosi]

That’s good to hear. I think the circumstance I heard about might have been a parish situation, and the feeling was that their material wasn’t relevant in a parish setting. I just can’t remember the circumstances. I was surprised, because Mennonites have developed some excellent conflict resolutions materials.

> On May 24, 2018, at 10:02 PM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com> wrote:
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> Lee has attended two training programs with them (although 8-10 years ago) and says they're excellent.
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> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
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> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:59 PM
> To: Magdalen
> Subject: [Magdalen] VA ending bishop search
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> We just received a letter today that the Diocese is suspending its search for a suffragan. They are instead going to work on some ongoing issues at the diocesan staff level.
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> Some us are thinking that it’s about time, but I have a question for this group.
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> They letter says they are hoping to work with the Lombard Group, which is Mennonite and has a good reputation for this kind of work. But I remember hearing at one point—maybe on this list—that they had been unsuccessful in working with some group because their model didn’t fit the situation and was designed for a different situation altogether.
> Was that information from one of you? I don’t remember; I just know that when I saw their name in the letter today, a red flag went up.=