We all realize our culture is changing—fast. As rectors, deacons, vestry members, and lay leaders, we all must consider how to adapt our sermons and services to reach our communities with the gospel without compromising the values and tradition we share. This conference is all about helping you do just that: becoming not just aware…

Linda Fox doesn’t look like a carpenter, but she has become one of the top bridge builders in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Fox shared her six-step technique at the Diocesan Convention Clergy Spouse Luncheon hosted by Laura Lee Brewer. Using the Wind and Air Bridge of the Dong people in China, Fox laid out…

“It is clear that not only is the world coming to our door, but we are being invited to go out into the world,” said Rt. Rev. Bishop Gregory O. Brewer during his State of the Diocese address on Saturday at the Forty-Eighth Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida at Trinity Preparatory…

The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer stressed two key points—missions and youth ministry—during his State of the Diocese address at the Forty-Eighth Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. For a complete transcript of his 32-minute speech, click here. “The landscape has changed since 2015, Brewer said. “A new presiding bishop [Michael Curry]…

At the Forty-Eighth Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, January 27-28, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Gregory O. Brewer challenged clergy, the lay order, and visitors to get more involved in missions and youth ministry. “We have to get out there where they are,” said Brewer during his State of the Diocese address…

In an otherwise calm and orderly convention, the heat rose during the discussion period R-1 Episcopal Church Assessment, the mandatory 15 percent assessment scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2019. After years of using an “asking formula,” the National Church changed the canons to a “mandatory assessment” with Resolution D013 at the 78th General Convention in…

Deanery Elections Results The Reverend Rick Burhans      Dean, Northeast Deanery                        3-year term The Reverend David Peoples     Dean, Southwest Deanery                      3-year term Mr. Randy Wiseman            …

In December, hundreds enjoyed the first-ever St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church live nativity, held in conjunction with Light Up Clermont. “We wanted to inject a little Christ into the season,” said co-director Karen Freiberg. A parishioner built the stable backdrop, and younger congregants served as shepherds and wise men. Barbie and Riley Gidden took the roles…

We all embraced the slogan: “Episcopal evangelist. It’s not an oxymoron.” Evangelism Matters, an evangelism conference sponsored by The Episcopal Church, was held November 18 and 19 in Dallas, Texas. The conference was designed for anyone who wanted to learn more about evangelism and available resources to share their faith. While some people might think…

On Sunday, November 20, at 4 p.m., the good people of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Haines City gathered for a wonderful celebration: the 50th anniversary of independence for Barbados. The Coalition for the Barbados Association of Central Florida joined forces with St. Mark’s to provide a celebratory service followed by a Caribbean feast. The…