Episcopal News Service November 12, 2006
Presiding Bishop tells Executive Council to 'communicate the Good News'
House of Deputies president emphasizes 'accountability' in opening remarks
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[ENS] In her opening remarks to the meeting of the Episcopal Church's Executive Council November 12, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori set the group's work in the context of mission and ministry.
Executive Council members must "figure out how to communicate the Good News we know in this body" to the diverse communities in which the Episcopal Church exists, especially to those people who have not been touched by the gospel or who are not yet part of a faith community.
"We have remarkable opportunities to speak and do Good News to people who don't know what that means," she said.
Both she and House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson said they are committed to what Jefferts Schori called the "deed-based evangelism" personified in the church's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.
"We've got a long road and the journey begins today, and I am delighted that you're all here," she said.
Anderson, who is also the council's vice president, said that she sees "accountability" as a major challenge to both the House of Deputies during the time between General Conventions and to the Executive Council.
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