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["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

>Episcopal Life Daily
>February 2, 2009

Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Primates discuss Anglican covenant, Zimbabwe crisis in
private sessions
* WORLD REPORT - CANADA: Toronto bishops propose pastoral response to
committed same-sex relationships
* MISSION - Inspiration for environmental justice ministry at 39th
annual Trinity Institute
* EDUCATION - Seabury-Western and Church Divinity School of the
Pacific to offer joint degree
* EDUCATION - Episcopal Divinity School to offer course on General
Convention
* MULTIMEDIA - Video: Archbishop of Canterbury outlines Primates Meeting
agenda
* ARTS - In Cairo, Arab and Western artists wage peace
* DAYBOOK - February 3, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - King Came Preaching: The Pulpit Power of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.

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>TOP STORIES

Primates discuss Anglican covenant, Zimbabwe crisis in private sessions

Anglican leaders say Alexandria meeting less confrontational than
previous gathering

>By Matthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service -- Alexandria, Egypt] As the primates reviewed
the latest draft of the Anglican covenant and heard presentations
about mission priorities and challenges from different global
contexts, many of them agreed that there was a lower level of anxiety
at this meeting than at the last.

"There is a totally different spirit," Archbishop Carlos Touche-Porter
of Mexico told ENS. "Something has happened and I wonder if it was
[the 2008] Lambeth [Conference]. We still have our differences but we
are talking to each other in a different way."

Unlike the February 2007 Primates Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
at this stage there have been no major political statements and
representatives from advocacy and dissident groups have largely stayed
away. Even the media interest has waned, with fewer than 10
journalists accredited in Alexandria as opposed to around 30 in Dar es
Salaam, although that could also be a consequence of the economic
times.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_104628_ENG_HTM.htm

More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife

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>WORLD REPORT

CANADA: Toronto bishops propose pastoral response to committed
same-sex relationships

>By Stuart Mann

[Diocese of Toronto] The bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto
are proposing to respond pastorally in the matter of committed
same-sex relationships.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_104607_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm

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>MISSION

Inspiration for environmental justice ministry at 39th annual Trinity
Institute

>By Phina Borgeson

[Episcopal News Service] Environmental leaders from seven dioceses in
Province IV gathered with undergraduates, seminary students, area
clergy and lay people at the University of the South, Sewanee,
Tennessee, one of 80 partner sites of the Trinity Institute, on
January 21- 23. "Radical Abundance: a Theology of Sustainability," the
conference theme, had a particular appeal for those seeking a deeper
grounding for environmental ministry.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_104632_ENG_HTM.htm

More Mission: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_ENG_HTM.htm

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>EDUCATION

Seabury-Western and Church Divinity School of the Pacific to offer joint
degree

[Episcopal News Service] Beginning in June 2009, Seabury-Western
Theological Seminary and Church Divinity School of the Pacific will
together offer a three-year program leading to a Doctor of Ministry
degree in congregational development.

"The mission of this D.Min. is to equip church leaders for effective,
knowledgeable, innovative ministry in congregations and faith
communities as the 'mainline' church becomes stronger into the 21st
century and as new forms of faith communities continue to emerge,"
according to a news release from both schools.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_104630_ENG_HTM.htm

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Episcopal Divinity School to offer course on General Convention

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Divinity School professors the Rev.
Ed Rodman and the Rev. Ian Douglas will offer an intensive mini-course
on General Convention June 1-5 from 3 to 5 p.m. to help new deputies
and others learn more about the governance of the Episcopal Church.

The 76th General Convention will meet in Anaheim, California in July
2009. This triennial event determines the priorities, the mission, the
ministry, and sets the direction for the church over the next three
years. "The General Convention of the Episcopal Church: Conflict,
Covenant, and Community" introduces students to the history of this
institution, the formal and informal processes and politics which
inform its operation and the key personalities who provide leadership.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_104604_ENG_HTM.htm

More Education: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80263_93222_ENG_HTM.htm

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>MULTIMEDIA

Video: Archbishop of Canterbury outlines Primates Meeting agenda

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
offered a general overview of some of the agenda items being discussed
by the primates at their February 1-5 meeting in Alexandria, Egypt.

Video: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm

More Multimedia: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm

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>ARTS

>In Cairo, Arab and Western artists wage peace

Interfaith art exhibition builds bridges between cultures, religions

>By Matthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service, Cairo] With the goal of building
understanding and respect between cultures and faiths, the creative
work of 18 Arab and Western artists was officially unveiled on January
29 at St. John the Baptist Anglican/Episcopal Church in the suburban
Maadi district of Cairo, Egypt.

"On a Caravan: East and West journeying together through the arts,"
which runs through February 5, is the brainchild of the Rev.
Paul-Gordon Chandler, a U.S. Episcopal mission partner who has served
as rector of St. John's since 2003.

Chandler hopes the week-long event will highlight how the visual arts
"can serve as one of the most effective mediums of building bridges of
friendship and sharing between the Middle East and West."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_104604_ENG_HTM.htm

More Arts: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_ENG_HTM.htm

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>DAYBOOK

On February 3, 2009, the church calendar remembers Anskar, archbishop
of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden (801-865).

* Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

* Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer:

http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm

* Today in History: On February 3, 1980, David Henry Lewis, Jr. was
consecrated suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

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>CATALYST

"King Came Preaching: The Pulpit Power of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
from InterVarsity Press, by Dr. Mervyn A. Warren, foreword by Dr.
Gardner C. Taylor, 223 pages, paperback, c. 2001, $15

[InterVarsity Press] We know Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a social
activist who changed America. But King's beginnings were as a
preacher, and he preached with power throughout his life. In light of
this, it is all the more remarkable that few have focused on his
"pulpit power," which reflected his religious commitments and shaped
the civil rights movement that he led.

Dr. Mervyn A. Warren offers us a journey into King's preaching in this
homiletical biography exploring his sermons, use of language, delivery
and more. In these pages we have a remarkable opportunity to gain new
insight into all of King's life and work, including access to four of
Dr. King's previously unpublished sermons. Now in paper, this book
will be an invaluable resource to students and pastors alike who wish
to emulate the power of King's preaching and the dedication of his
faith.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800-903-5544 -- or visit
your local Episcopal bookseller, http://www.episcopalbooksellers.org

More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm

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