Leading Edge Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/leading-edge/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Mon, 02 May 2022 05:27:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png Leading Edge Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/leading-edge/ 32 32 207835967 Diocesan council approves property sales, puts refugee sponsorship on hold https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-property-sales-puts-refugee-sponsorship-on-hold/ https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-property-sales-puts-refugee-sponsorship-on-hold/#respond Mon, 02 May 2022 02:01:21 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172085 Diocesan council met online on Thursday, April 27, 2022.   Bishop Anna opened the meeting by introducing the Stockdale paradox, which is the ability to have unfailing hope that you will prevail in the end, at the same time as having the courage to face “the most brutal facts of your current reality.” This idea comes from […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-property-sales-puts-refugee-sponsorship-on-hold/feed/ 0 172085 Diocesan council approves stewardship motions and regulations https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-stewardship-motions-and-regulations/ https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-stewardship-motions-and-regulations/#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 23:32:02 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171629 With pandemic restrictions still in effect, the November diocesan council meeting was once again held over Zoom. Transforming Futures A motion was passed that the Transforming Futures focus over the next two years will be congregational development and implementing the vision at the parish level. This effectively means that the fundraising component of the initiative […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/diocesan-council-approves-stewardship-motions-and-regulations/feed/ 0 171629 New council set to lead in liminal time https://faithtides.ca/new-council-set-to-lead-in-liminal-time/ https://faithtides.ca/new-council-set-to-lead-in-liminal-time/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:41:42 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171333 September 23 marked the first meeting of the new diocesan council. With 17 members, this represents a significantly smaller council than previously (up to 14 fewer members) and the group will meet five times each year instead of the previous 10 times. This change is a result of a Synod 2021 resolution to streamline the […]

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