Discernment for Ordained Ministry – Indigenous Communities and Leadership
Ministry and Worship Working Group Notes for Part I - Preliminary Report on: Discernment for Ordained Ministry – Indigenous Communities and Leadership Part I: Report on Survey of Diocesan Leadership Part II: Ministry Voices – Hearing from Indigenous Communities Part III: Ministry Voices: Hearing from Indigenous Deacons, Priests and Bishops Part I a. Background b. The Questions c. What we Heard d. Additional documents e. Appendices: Discernment for Ministry – Indigenous Communities, Report to Faith, Worship and Ministry, February 2001, by Mark Loyal; Indigenous Congregations a. Background: This report, Part I, is the result of a survey of Bishops of those dioceses where indigenous parishes can be found, or wherein can be found a significant number of indigenous Anglicans worshipping in non-indigenous congregations. Part II will focus on indigenous communities. Part III will report on what is heard about discernment for ministry from indigenous priests, deacons and bishops. The following dioceses were identified as ‘target’ dioceses by the Indigenous Ministries Coordinator, and were canvassed in this first step: Algoma, Arctic, Athabasca, Brandon, British Columbia, Caledonia, Calgary, Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Huron, Keewatin, Moosonee, Niagara, New Westminster, Ontario, Qu’Appelle, Quebec, Rupert’s Land, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Toronto, Yukon Of these, the following completed the survey: Algoma, Brandon (x3 voices), Caledonia, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Huron, Moosonee, Rupert’s Land. Ontario responded with a brief comment and expression of interest in the results of the survey. The following have indicated that they will respond to the survey: Qu’Appelle, Keewatin The following have indicated an interest in continuing a conversation on these matters: Algoma, Brandon, Caledonia, Calgary, Huron, Keewatin, Moosonee, Ontario, Qu’Appelle, Rupert’s Land, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1 b.
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