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The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe

Messages from Bishop Mark

Mutual Ministry Review

Posted by The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington on

Over the past six months, the Council of Advice and the Bishop have together been undertaking a process known as a “Mutual Ministry Review.”    All clergy in the Convocation, as a part of their letters of agreement, agree to take part in this...

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Tags: mission, ministry, convocation, council of advice

Hard Ground

Posted by The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington on

We are headed into a stretch of parables this month, all of which Jesus tells as an effort to help people understand what the kingdom of heaven is like. It is not always a comforting picture.   “Parables are not parallels,” my old preaching professor used to...

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Tags: mission, hope, growth, online church, coronavirus

Coming into Being

Posted by The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington on

I think we can all agree that the novelty has now entirely worn off “novel Coronavirus.” A little unexpected time at home is almost always a gift; but it is hard to find any silver lining at all in weeks of disruption, shattered economies, and the unabated fear of infection by a...

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Tags: mission, online church, coronavirus, reconnection