Another aspect of the P.B.'s ministry I hope for is building partnerships between those with missionary vision and those who have the resources to make vision reality. Dioceses and congregations believe they are the front-line missionaries and expect those who may have a broader vision and challenge to come to them and serve with them, not just send them a bill. The time for assigning blame is over because those with resources believe themselves guiltless in deciding they know how to be good stewards of the assets under their care. So building accountability into all missionary partnerships is vital. Well intended but vague reporting to General Convention will not do.
Local partners expect an arrangement where each cares for all and all care for each.
A. Speak out, support the least of these By Nell Gibson When Bishop Frank Griswold is installed as the 25th presiding bishop, all Episcopalians under his jurisdiction will expect him to speak out on every issue imaginable. We will expect it in great part because we long for a voice of reason and hope in these troubled times. We desperately seek a voice which will add a counterpoint to the voices of hate and indifference rising up from the secular and religious worlds, a voice willing to confront those who would turn back the hands of time and erase recent gains made through affirmative action and equal opportunity. The new presiding bishop will stand in one of the most visable bully pulpits in the nation. For many, whether he chooses to address the burning issues of the day will be as important as which issues he chooses to address.