I N T H I S I S S U E The nature of the primacy and episcopal leadership An interview with The process of electing Archbishop Fred Hiltz 8 a primate

PM# 40069670 7 The history and role Episcopal leadership in the 8 of the primacy 10 age of social media Anglican Journal Since 1875 anglicanjournal.com @anglicanjournal vol. 145 no. 3 march 2019 Closing the Beginning the Lenten journey gender gap in “…every year at the time of the Christian church leadership Passover we celebrate our Joelle Kidd I could sit staff writer redemption through the at the back When Canon Judy Rois was a student death and resurrection of “ in the late 1970s, she wanted to take a quietly and not our Lord Jesus Christ… say anything preaching course. But when she went to We begin this holy season sign up, she discovered she wasn’t allowed and not make because she was a woman. by remembering our need any noise, After much lobbying, she recalls, she for repentance, and for because a man was let into the class—the only stipulation the mercy and forgiveness might see me. was, she had to wait until everyone else had entered the room, then sit at the back, proclaimed in the Gospel —Canon Judy Rois, so as not to “distract” her male classmates. of Jesus Christ.” executive director “I could sit at the back quietly and not say of the Anglican anything and not make any noise, because — p. 281, BAS, Foundation of Canada a man might see me.” Ash Wednesday liturgy Rois was ordained in 1985 and was the first female vicar of St. James Cathedral in Toronto. She is now executive director of the Anglican Foundation of Canada, and teaches at Trinity College of the University of Toronto. In 2014, she was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Women’s Executive Network. image: blue design/shutterstock Throughout her career in the Anglican Church of Canada, she’s experienced plenty of gender discrimination. People ‘The Christian Passover’ have walked out or shouted things while she was preaching, crossed the church to With the imposition of ashes, Christians renew their life in the paschal mystery of Lent. See Women, p. 6 Lynne McNaughton elected bishop of Kootenay Forgotten altar stone found in Toronto Tali Folkins Canon F.G. Scott and then forgotten. Its Tali Folkins staff writer discovery last spring, and the piece-by- staff writer The chance discovery of a mysterious piece unravelling of the mystery behind The Rev. Lynne McNaughton, rector of artifact in the office of a Toronto church it, allowed church members to bring it St. Clement’s Anglican Church, North has resulted in speeches, songs and tears home in time for the 100th anniversary Vancouver, and deputy prolocutor of General of gratitude in a Belgian village—and of the war’s end. Synod, has been elected the 10th bishop of 5 Chaplain has left the church’s rector pondering the Walker says his former secretary, Audrey Gizzie, came upon the altar the diocese of Kootenay. She was elected on and writer mysteries of providence. stone after deciding to replace the old the second ballot during an electoral synod Canon F.G. Scott Canon Peter Walker, rector of office lamps. held Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Cathedral of St. is believed to Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto, says research undertaken last year by “She said, ‘Oh, these are really ugly 5 The coat Michael and All Angels, Kelowna, B.C. have brought of arms of the McNaughton told the Journal she felt— parishioners and staff at the church lamps—we need to get rid of these.’ And the altar stone then she said, ‘What’s this?’ ” Walker diocese of citing, with a laugh, the Godly Play children’s revealed that the small, black, marble to Canada from recalls. “She picked it up, and I immedi- Kootenay ministry text for the Annunciation—like slab that had been sitting under his old a destroyed office lamp—which he had taken for the ately knew what it was.” image: contributed Mary, “scared, but happy…stunned, but Belgian church lamp’s base—is actually the altar stone of The slab had all the markings of the blessed.” in 1915. She added, “I have a steep learning a Belgian church destroyed in the First stone that rests in every altar of a Roman photo: World War. He and other members of Catholic church, on which the chalice curve—and I’m excited about that!” mark tullis Her first priority, she said, will be to visit his church believe the stone was brought and paten are laid during the prepara- the parishes of the diocese, meeting clergy to Canada by chaplain and writer See Solving, p. 2 See Kootenay, p. 14 2 anglican journal • march 2019

WORLD4 Solving the mystery of the altar stone To Walker and his parishioners, the A chance discovery mystery seemed finally solved—but the altar connected Belgium stone’s story wasn’t over. “We began to think, ‘Really what’s it doing and Canada here? This is the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War; we should really Continued from p. 1 determine to give this back to where it came tion of the Mass: crosses at the edges and from,’ ” he says. “So then we contacted the in the middle, with a recess for holding the p ar i s h .” relics of a saint. Where was it from, and why Members of the church in Nieuwk- was it sitting under a lamp at Grace Church erke, which was rebuilt in 1925, were both on-the-Hill? surprised and appreciative to hear about the The first clue, Walker says, came when altar stone—and excited about the prospect Gizzie turned it over. On the back of the of getting it back, Walker says. MacLaren stone, written in orange chalk, read the organized a small delegation from Grace words “from the altar of La Neuve-Église, photo: tali folkins Church on-the-Hill to return it in Novem- Belgium, 1915,” plus the initials “F.G.S.” “Why did that thing sit in this office for decades, with a lamp ber 2018, and to attend ceremonies at Vimy Looking up La Neuve-Église on the on it, and no one knew about it?” Canon Peter Walker asks. Ridge, France, and Mons, Belgium—where Internet, Gizzie discovered it was a village in “Why did we stumble on that in the spring of 2018?” MacLaren’s own father had fought a century Belgium, now known as Nieuwkerke—and earlier—marking the centenary of the war’s that Canadian soldiers were in the area in end. 1915. The village is about 14 km southwest The group arrived in Nieuwkerke on of Ypres, site of a series of First World War Nov. 9 to a warm, and, Walker says, moving battles, including the Second Battle of Ypres, welcome: a service at the church with songs, which saw the Germans assault French, including “O Canada,” sung by local chil- British and Canadian trenches in April and dren (who had been given the day off from May of that year. school); prayers; and speeches in French and Flemish by church leaders and the may- Canon F. G. Scott connection or. The warden of the Belgian church was moved to tears as he tried to give his speech. A possible explanation of the letters “F.G.S.” “It was very, very poignant,” Walker says. came a few days later, when Roy MacLaren, “They were very appreciative of our effort, a historian and former federal cabinet min- that we took the time and the trouble to go ister who worships at the church, walked 5The church at over there and give it back to them.” into Walker’s office. La Neuve-Église, The members of the Belgian church had “Roy, you’ll never guess what we just Belgium, after it created a special place for the altar stone, discovered here in my office,” Walker said, was destroyed near the current altar, and a display case tell- showing him the stone with its mysterious by shellfire in the ing the story of the stone, F.G. Scott and the writing. “We can’t figure out what ‘F.G.S’ is.” First World War. role of Canadians in the First World War. On Immediately, MacLaren replied, “That’s photo: national the day of the ceremony, Walker says, a local Canon F.G. Scott.” library of scotland, history teacher spoke to the children about Canon Frederick George Scott, an An- license: cc-by-nc-sa the war, and how it had affected the commu- glican priest and poet, was one of the best nity. The children, who had made their own known chaplains of the First World War, 4 The altar Canadian flags, planted them at the nearby and his memoir, The Great War As I Saw stone in a box grave of a Canadian soldier. Afterward, the It, is widely used by historians researching for presentation delegation was treated to lunch by the mayor. Canada’s role in the conflict. A staunch to the church in there one night with an officer friend of mine, imperialist, Scott volunteered as soon as Belgium. to see the scene of desolation…My friend the war broke out in 1914, though he was photo: ginny walker Planting and remembering and I went down the street of the broken and already in his 50s. Chaplains were expected For Grace Church on-the-Hill, Walker says, deserted village, which, from its position on to stay back from the action, but Scott in- the discovery of the altar stone has meant the hill, was an easy mark for shellfire. Not sisted on living alongside and ministering to that it will end up with a very special tree a living thing was stirring except a big black the men in the trenches, and earned much on its grounds. When he and the others cat which ran across our path. The moonlight respect and admiration from them. He was returned from Europe, they gave a series made strange shadows in the roofless houses. also seriously wounded by shellfire in the of presentations to interested parishioners, Against the west wall of the church stood a fall of 1918, not long before the war’s end. one of whom is involved with the Vimy large crucifix still undamaged. The roof had To some members of the church who Oaks initiative—a project to restore oak gone, and the moonlight flooded the ruins had taken an interest in the altar stone, it trees descended from acorns rescued from remained unclear what connected the altar through the broken Gothic windows. To the the devastated ridge during the battle by a stone to F.G. Scott, other than the initials. left, ploughed up with shells, were the tombs Canadian soldier, to Vimy Ridge. Moved by A breakthrough came when Helen Brad- of the civilian cemetery, and the whole place what she heard, the parishioner arranged for field, archivist at Grace Church on-the-Hill, was ghostly and uncanny. one of the oaks to be planted this spring on discovered that a Rev. Elton Scott had the church’s property, near its cenotaph. served as honorary assistant at the church Bringing the stone home For Walker, the mystery of what the from 1956–1961; it happens that F.G. Scott Walker says he and other members of the mysterious object was, and of how it got to had a son named Elton. Looking into the church trying to unravel the mystery sur- Grace Church on-the-Hill, has been solved. files of the honorary assistant, members of mised that it was on this visit to the village But trying to account for the “why” of its the church found a picture, drawn by hand, that F.G. Scott must have come across story—why it was rescued from a destroyed of his family’s cemetery plot in Montreal— the altar stone, and—though his memoir church and brought back to Canada to lie and, in it, a gravestone bearing the name of doesn’t mention it—picked it up and taken for decades hidden in plain view, to make its Canon F.G. Scott. it with him. presence known just in time to be brought This detail seemed to confirm that the “We do our research on Canon F.G. back a century after it left—leaves him at a writing on the altar stone must have been Scott…we put him with La Neuve-Église, loss. in F.G. Scott’s hand. But how the stone had and this artifact has got his name on it,” he “Just think of the providence, or whatever found its way from a Belgian village to To- says. “So he’s obviously gone through the you want to say. Why did that thing sit in this ronto remained a mystery—until they took rubble of this church and salvaged this in office for decades, with a lamp on it, and no a close look at Scott’s memoir. the debris, put it in his haversack and wrote one knew about it?” he asks. “Why did we In The Great War As I Saw It, the chap- on the back…and brought it home to Cana- stumble on that in the spring of 2018? lain actually describes visiting the Belgian da as a memento of the war.” “The chances of this happening on the village and its church in 1915, devastated Scott must have eventually handed it centenary of the armistice is—” Walker after the Second Battle of Ypres: over to his son, who perhaps in turn gave it breaks off, rendered mute for the moment in to the church’s rector at the time—who, it bafflement. “I just find that coincidence very Neuve-Église, at the top of the road, had been seems, kept it in his office, where it would interesting. I don’t know what to make of it badly wrecked by German shells. I went up lie forgotten for six decades. other than—that’s what happened.” g anglican journal • march 2019 3 ‘Beneficial discomfort’ Anglicans share their Lenten practices

but all suggesting the idea of spiritual way of trying to experience the presence of discipline for the sake of new life. Christ more closely. A few years ago, Ms. Louise Simos, a Ms. Dawn Upham, a retired military part-time divinity student who worships reservist who serves as a lay reader at St. at the church of All Saints (Sherbourne Mary’s Anglican Church in Summerside, Tali Folkins Street), Toronto, decided to try to give up P.E.I., says she took up walking to work— staff writer indifference, in what she describes as a in the cold of northern Alberta—to reflect small way. For every day of Lent, she gave a on how she felt, praying and thinking of DECADE AGO, Megan Collings- marginalized person on the street a loonie, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. (She also Moore, archdeacon of Waterloo in and spoke with him or her. Sometimes she abstained from eating meat during that the diocese of Huron, was having was blessed and prayed for in response; Lent.) The cold, she said, was distracting, aA hard time. Personal and vocational sometimes she was told a joke or story. but following the advice of her chaplain, problems had been besetting her, she Not all the interactions were pleasant. she offered up that feeling of distractedness says, for the previous few years. As Sometimes she was ignored; one person in prayer to God. Lent approached one year, she began to cursed her; another chased her and asked “The time I spent was rewarded by a talk with her spiritual director about a for more money. Nevertheless, Simos says, deep and meaningful experience of what discipline that would be, she says, “life- each encounter changed her day in some it meant to be in regular prayer,” Upham giving, and not just ‘one more obligation,’ ” way, causing her to reflect on those she met says. “It also made me realize that though and got an idea. She counted out 40 rocks and what they must face as they tried to go my sins were great, I was a beloved child of and put them in a vase, which she kept about their lives. God…I always look back on this particular beside the chair she sat in for morning “When you actually touch someone Lent as a special time in which I learned to prayer. who’s suffering, it’s like you’re touching have a relationship with God.” “Every morning, I would think about Christ suffering on the cross,” she says. Five respondents said they had devoted what I was carrying most that day in “I think that that was what it was…it was themselves to extra Bible study and other terms of resentments/hurts/anger, and about seeing them and feeling that we were forms of spiritual reading. Three took I chose a rock and held it in my hand all part of the same humanity, because so on extra volunteer work. Two gave up while I allowed myself to feel the emotion often we walk by and we try not even to Facebook, and another stopped looking at connected to that hurt—and then I put it look, because it’s awkward.” her cellphone during lunchtime at work. in my pocket or my purse as I got ready for As of press time, more than 30 people One made a point of replacing guilt with my day,” Collings-Moore says. She would had submitted comments about their intentional thanksgiving. One gave up carry each rock around with her for a bit, Lenten practices on the two Facebook buying new things; another abstained from then let go of it at some point during the pages. Among the practices most often using credit cards. day. cited was abstaining from complaining. At least one Canadian has drawn inter- “I left a trail of rocks all over that Lent— Four people said this practice had been national headlines for his Lenten practice. parking lots, driveways, edges of parks especially meaningful to them; one of these In 2014, Chris Schryer, who worships or gardens, beside pathways,” she recalls. said she always gives up complaining at at the Church of St. Aidan in the Beach, “It was a very tangible way of trying to Lent. “It reminds me to be more careful of Toronto, gave up solid food and consumed let go of all the stuff I was carrying. Many all my words—complaining or otherwise,” only doppelbock—a rich beer originally days, I was praying hard for God to help she commented. Another wrote that giving brewed by German monks—blessed by me let it go. Sometimes, I was well aware up complaining had helped him “clarify his priest, for Lent. Schryer says that at the that I wasn’t completely over it yet, but and actually be more confident in raising time it seemed a good way of combining it helped me realize that my history, and 6Many concerns when appropriate.” two important aspects of his life—craft other people’s action or inaction, didn’t commenters told Two wrote of abstaining from swearing, beer (about which he has written widely) have to consume me all the time.” us they gave up and of making an extra donation to the and spiritual discipline. He says he found By the time Holy Week came, she felt various kinds of church or the Primate’s World Relief and the fast a meaningful exercise in “beneficial aware of having let go of a lot of what food: chocolate, Development Fund when they did swear. discomfort,” but adds that its perception by had been troubling her—and aware of sugar, added Many also gave up various kinds of food: many as a joke or attention-getting stunt, the possibility of life to be better and salt, popcorn, chocolate, sugar, added salt, popcorn; and the media attention it provoked, made more filled with love than might ever be meat; and other and other consumables: wine, cigarettes. it difficult at times to attend to his spiritual imagined. consumables: The Rev. John Deepak Sundara—who growth. This year, Schryer says, he plans to “By Easter, I was ready to believe there wine, cigarettes. was ordained in British Columbia but observe Lent by leading an evensong series could be new life,” she says. photos: shutterstock now serves as a priest for The Episcopal at St. Aidan’s. In mid-January, as the Anglican Journal Church’s diocese of Dallas—once gave Lenten discipline is not only for staff was preparing its March issue, it asked up eating meat for Lent, and still eats individuals; some parishes practise it as a its Facebook followers about meaningful as little meat as possible during the community as well. In 2018, 11 Anglican disciplines they had developed for Lent— season. Sundara says he made the churches in Canada, for example, took part things they had given up, things they had decision because he was concerned by in “Give it up for the Earth!”, a campaign taken on. A similar question was posted on the environmental and other damage that encourages participants to take the Anglican Church of Canada’s Facebook he believes high meat consumption measures reducing their contribution to page. We were privileged to hear about a poses. He also feels consumerism climate change, and to call for changes wide variety of practices, apparently arising can keep us from hearing the voice to government policy, according to Kari out of particular needs and circumstances, of God, and occasionally fasts as a Munn-Venn, senior policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice, the Christian social justice group behind the initiative. Lent, according to the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, arises from a tradition, practised in the very early church, of fasting for two or three days before Easter. The period of fasting was eventually extended to 40 days in commemoration of the fasting of Jesus in the desert. In recent times, abstaining from things other than food, and taking up other kinds of spiritual exercises, have taken the place of fasting. g 4 anglican journal • march 2019

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images: dodomo/shutterstock ‘Live like you say you’re gonna live’ Michael Thompson that the Galilean rabbi makes in those waters Kingdom of Love and its God of Life. guest columnist will demand unrelenting wisdom and cour- Already beloved, not needing to earn what age. The cosmos needs to see what he’s made can only be received as gift. Three tests E ARE STANDING at the of, to know if this is the first sighting of what that will tell the watching cosmos (and us, river’s edge, looking at the other bank. Part of a crowd, a parade the whole creation has been awaiting with watching along) what it longs to know. Wreally, crossing the river and clambering eager longing, “the revealing of the children Is this the complete human it has been up the far bank, each participant in turn of God.” The universe is waiting for a com- waiting for? accompanied by the wild baptizer, John. plete human to show up (Romans 8:19). First, stones into bread. But the stones Among us is a Galilean rabbi; as the wild are stones for God’s good reason, not to baptizer takes his hand, something changes. Re-entry to the promised land be made something more convenient or An intensity appears in the rabbi’s face, and In 1995, biblical scholar Colin Brown of the useful, not even your bread. They are in not just in his face, but around it, too. The evangelical Fuller Theological Seminary their own story, not to be converted into air crackles with a sense of moment. weighed into a longstanding discourse about something I need for my story. And so it is People have stood on the eastern bank of the baptism of Jesus. He asked, “What was for living stones, for persons, who are not this river before. Twelve wandering tribes John the Baptist doing?” His answer is that instrumental to my needs and wants, but stood here long ago, and heard an exhorta- John’s baptism was a ritual re-entry into the subjects in their own story. tion to “choose life,” to continue faithful to promised land, a renewal of the initial com- Next, leap from the temple parapet. the One who delivered them to the verge mitment of those 12 wandering tribes to live But, it’s not a “big reveal” of his special of the future after a long bondage in Egypt. in that land under the sovereignty of the God status that will sustain Jesus in his minis- Not, as the story tells us, “led astray to other of Life. No reader of Hebrew Scripture, or try as the first citizen of the Kingdom of gods.” “Choose life.” Alternatively, death by witness to the human story, needs any con- God; instead, in the washing of feet and other gods. vincing that the subsequent story of those the bearing of pain, he lives as that servant “Other gods” turn out to be a big tribes includes as much failure as it does citizen whose courage brings the centuri- problem for those tribes. (And not just for fulfillment, presents as much “led astray” as on to gasp, “God’s son!” them.) Generations later, Elijah will come it does “choose life.” Finally, worship the Adversary, who to the end of a long struggle against those Joining himself to John’s movement, can give you the power to change the other gods, and from the eastern bank, a Jesus at his baptism embodies a way of world. But this power to prevail comes chariot will take him up into heaven. Elisha repentance, of walking out of an old life and from fear and the sovereignty of death, will pick up Elijah’s mantle, and, filled with into a new one. With the crowds, he walks from the same toxic spring from which a double portion of Elijah’s spirit, strike the out of a land in which spiritual and political Caesar laps his power. It is the power to stream, walk through it on dry feet and re- leaders have made compromises with the sustain violence, not to bring peace. turn to the land and the prophets of Israel’s power of fear and the sovereignty of death The complete human will not yield. true God. with the occupying Romans and their The Adversary departs “until an oppor- Crossing this river from east bank to Caesar-god, in whose name the landscape tune time.” And in that opportune time, as west bank brings this all to mind for the is littered with the crucified bodies of those the horizon of death rushes toward him, waiting crowd. This is the place where gods who resist his law. Jesus will choose, as he has always chosen, contest—Yahweh and Ba’al then, Yahweh And with those same crowds, he returns to live as the first and faithful citizen of and Caesar now. Always the God of Life across the river into a conviction that the God’s kingdom, ungovernable by fear and with the authority of love, or the power of Kingdom of God has come near. Might this the power of death. At the beginning of fear and the gods of Death. A new and deci- be what a baptism of repentance looks like? his public ministry, and at its violent and sive chapter in a very long story begins. Do we wait in line with them for our own painful end, he will live (to quote a dear baptism? Do we pass with them through the friend) “like he said he was gonna live.” A Lenten wilderness Jordan, into the land where God is sovereign In all our seasons of testing, remem- and the authority of love governs the life of bered and anticipated in this Lenten In these forty days of Lent we take the story journey, may we remember the voice that of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness into the world? What if we understood Lent as follow- calls us “beloved” in our baptism. May we our own lives—as persons, as communities. stand again on the eastern bank, and step We find this story in Mark’s gospel (two ing Jesus out of our old lives, and into our into the river of our baptism to re-enter verses) and in the gospels of Matthew and new ones? What if in Lent we saw ourselves our lives as citizens of God’s kingdom and Luke (in considerably more detail). The re-inhabiting our lives, as persons and as creatures of the new creation. May we be- story does not appear in John’s gospel. communities, as the new creation that comes come for the world the complete humans Where it does appear, the wilderness fol- into being whenever anyone is in Christ? for which this aching world longs. g lows “immediately” on the baptism of Jesus. It’s not just the next thing that happens, it’s We, beloved Archdeacon Michael Thompson is general the thing that has to happen. The wilderness And so a season of testing and prepara- secretary of the Anglican Church of follows the waters because the commitment tion for a life lived utterly according to the Canada.

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COME AND SEE4 ‘Let us pray’ By Fred Hiltz churches, particularly in Canada; At a Time of Election or Appointment in the Church • writing and speaking prophetically to AM VERY pleased that this edition the issues of our times; and of the Anglican Journal is focused on Almighty God, giver of all good gifts, look on your Church with • forging relationships with people of the ministry of primacy in and for our grace, and guide the minds of those who shall choose a Primate other faith traditions and all people of Ibeloved church. You will learn about the for our beloved Church, that we may receive a faithful servant goodwill dedicated to the building of a nomination process among the bishops who will care for your people and support us in our ministries; truly just, healthy and peaceful world. and the election process among the mem- through Jesus Christ our Lord. This is a ministry of extensive travel and bers of the General Synod. —Book of Alternative Services, p. 676 wonderful opportunity to see our church As the outgoing primate, my primary in all its diversity and to meet so many task is to call the church to prayer. In the amazing people so genuinely devoted to fulfilling the vows of their baptism, to live the gospel we proclaim in the hope first instance, I ask you to pray for the - as we anticipate even now the ministry of reshaping the world in accord with the bishops and for wisdom in discerning privilege:of a new primate. He or she is called to mercy and justice of God. whom they will nominate for the prima My own experience and that of my •an leadingoffice of our huge church responsibility in God’s mission yet great in cy. Pray for those who wrestle with that predecessors in this office is that one is these times; dioceses.invitation and for those who accept it. much encouraged in the knowledge that Pray, too, for their families and for their • visiting all of our dioceses and territo- day by day in the prayers of the faithful one and lay delegates to General Synod ries; is remembered by name and for need of May a wave of prayer carry the clergy • pastorally caring for our bishops and grace, strength and wisdom in the exercise nurturing them for their apostolic of this ministry. generaland into secretary, their joy andArchdeacon responsibility Michael of leadership; I pray that such respect, good intent Thompson,electing the asnew he primate.preaches Pray at the for Eucha the - • working in a particularly close rela- and care on the part of the faithful be a tionship with the national Indigenous blessing beyond measure for our new the prolocutor, Cynthia Haines-Turner, Anglican bishop; primate. g rist that precedes the election. Pray for • representing our church throughout the Anglican Communion; Archbishop Fred Hiltz is primate of the as she chairs the proceedings. Pray for • strengthening our relations with other Anglican Church of Canada. the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Pray with me for the whole church WALKING Leadership and the rest of us 4 TOGETHER By Mark MacDonald grateful spirit. categories. The language of business, in Second, as we have entered a time of leadership and organization, has increas- N THE PAST few years, we have generational change, we must identify ingly over-ruled the language of faith and chosen many new bishops. Soon, we and present, in a positive way, the community. This has had a corrosive effect will choose a new primate. With these essential values of our community and on our life together and our witness to the Imajor changes, we have entered a time of world. It has had a devastating effect on faith. This does involve a restatement critical reflection and discernment. It is a of those values, but it also requires an both our quality of life and the well-being time to reflect upon the character of Chris- evaluation of our faithfulness to them. of our planet. tian leadership, but we must not evaluate How well does leadership articulate our Leadership must call us into faith and our leaders apart from us. It is a time for all basic commitments and values? Speaking repentance. The capacity to lead us into of us to reconsider our practice of and ded- at a fundamental level, how well do we life is a critical aspect for our discernment ication to the essential values upon which proclaim and live the love of God in our of potential leaders. Their capacity and our community and faith are based. community? willingness to lead in this way is urgent. It seems to me that a few things are Continuing, we must also consider the But we are not passively waiting for this critical, right now. First, it is necessary to aspects in our common life that weaken or call from above. It is a task and joy for us image man as thep together.​ Though it is always true, in a time appreciate the leadership we have had. Our : / obscure our essential values. In the context shutterstock of transition, it is particularly important primate, for example, has led us in a very of present-day challenges, it is necessary that the rest of us learn and lead with our challenging time, maintaining a grace and to consider the ways the broader culture’s leaders.​ g commitment to us all that, though it was priorities have seeped into our teaching a comfort and inspiration, had to be quite and practice. Particularly vexing, to give an Bishop Mark MacDonald is national trying to him, personally. As we make our example, is the way modern society distills Indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of transitions, we should move forward in a life and ethics into financial and material Canada. Diocesan bishops create islands of polite dissent LETTERS4 The largest problem facing the Angli- unfolding events of the day, diocesan Jews in the Book of Common Prayer, is store (Six pasta bowls and can Church of Canada is not the long bishops can, and do, opt out, creating that the proposed replacement fails to domestic tyranny, January overdue attention given to our First islands of polite dissent within the mention the Christian hope that the 2019) brought to mind a Nations members; nor is it the pastoral wider national context. Jewish people “may see and confess the similar, but happier, tale questions surrounding sexual orienta- Surely, in this modern democratic Lord Jesus Christ as [God’s] son and from our church’s Giant tion; nor is it even medical assistance in age, dioceses are not fiefdoms and their true Messiah”, which is the basic Garage Sale. Among the dying—as important as all these issues bishops are not feudal lords. They are intent of the original prayer. donated glassware was a are. It is, rather, the authority of bish- servant leaders of a church that is mov- Do we need to be sensitive when we beautiful set—well, almost ops—diocesan bishops, to be precise. ing to embrace diversity and inclusion. reach out to others? Of course! But we a set—of seven sherry Our national church, forged as it The problem is not the issues we face. don’t need to cover up our crucifixes glasses. We thought we’d was by Church of England bishops The problem is bishops who are not or deny the foundation of our faith. Do done the best we could when a man serving in British North America, was compelled to face them. we look forward to the day when every offered to buy six: a wedding gift for his predetermined to favour the diocese The Rev. Brian Pearson (retired) knee will bow and every tongue confess daughter, who need never know what Calgary, AB The Anglican as the central building block of the the Lord Jesus? (Phi 2:10-11) So then, a bargain they were! But what to do Journal welcomes Anglican Church of Canada. The how are we to be “the aroma of Christ” with the one lonely glass left behind? letters to the editor. independence of the diocesan bishop Prayer of reconciliation (2 Cor 2:15) in an increasingly scent- Imagine our surprise when a lady came Since not all letters is enshrined in our constitution and with the Jews free world? to the table later that same afternoon can be published, safeguarded in every decision made by Re: Remembering and repenting as we Ian Poole and said “That’s exactly the glass I need preference is Nanaimo, BC our General Synod. given to short pray for Jews (January 2019 Journal) to replace the one I broke!” correspondence (300 But this means that, whatever One shortcoming of the Rt. Rev. Myer’s Clearly there is a place for us all in words or less). All inspiration moves General Synod to suggested prayer of reconciliation with Bowls and a sherry glass the kingdom of heaven! letters are subject to act in one way or another, discerning the Jews,” that serves to replace the Michelle Hauser’s story of a fruitless Sarah Kell editing. the movement of God’s Spirit in the current prayer for the conversion of the quest for matching dishes at a thrift St. John the Divine, Victoria, BC 6 anglican journal • march 2019

EPISCOPAL LEADERSHIP4 Women trailblazers in ordained ministry Sexism and misogyny students to use gender-neutral language parishes wanted to have the exotic woman rather than words like “mankind.” Other assistant.” rampant for early shifts in thinking can help break down Skelton sees the importance of providing unconscious bias, such as choosing the mentorship and support that were not women priests gender-neutral social activities. Men can available in the past. “The experience of also take on more duties in the home and many women…is that there isn’t a sufficient Continued from p. 1 speak more clearly about their work-life network of supportive women to assist take communion from a man, even refused balance to shift the perception that these them and encourage them to explore the last rites from her because she was a duties are solely women’s responsibility, next level of responsibility.” woman. Once, a man handed her a piece of she suggests, noting that men are Skelton says she has had wonderful photo: genevieve paper bearing a quote by Samuel Johnson: increasingly taking parental leave after the male mentors, and was encouraged to caron “A woman’s preaching is like a dog walking birth of their children. She also says there run for bishop by a man. “But it’s different “For some on its hind legs. It is not done well; but you should be less focus on what women wear when women sit together and talk about… people…there’s are surprised to find it done at all.” and look like, both in and outside of the the complexities—how does family life a belief in She still has the quote. church. go with leadership, what out of their own the headship The injustices she experienced in her background has prepared them for this or of men; that career were painful and frustrating, but Dominant culture shapes us what immobilizes them around this, what “these things change with time—they practically needs to happen, how to prepare women should “The dominant culture shapes our change slowly.” the materials.” understanding,” says National Bishop be kept silent in Towards this end, Skelton is helping to Susan Johnson. Johnson is the first woman church.” organize Leading Women, a conference for ‘Stained glass ceiling’ still to be elected national bishop of the women in the Anglican Church of Canada —Canon Judy Rois exists Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada executive director, and the U.S.-based Episcopal Church, (ELCIC). But it took her a long time to Anglican Foundation The Anglican Church of Canada approved which will take place in Chicago in October of Canada recognize her vocation. the ordination of women in 1975, but a 2019. “I grew up in a church that didn’t conscience clause meant bishops could “My own upbringing prepared me to be ordain women. Even though I think I had, choose not to ordain women in their dio- Once, a a helpful second in command…It did not 5 very early on, a call to ordained ministry, ceses. This clause was rescinded in 1986. man handed prepare me for being the person who is up I couldn’t recognize it for what it was, The first woman bishop in Canada was front, takes the heat, makes the decisions,” her a piece of because it was impossible and foreign,” she elected almost two decades after the first says Skelton. “So I personally had to break paper bearing says. women were ordained, in 1993. through that barrier…But I tell you, I a quote by While she was glad for the skills she In 2016, after 40 years of ordination to Samuel Johnson: reached a point where I had to do that—I the priesthood for women, approximately learned in her first career, as a high school “A woman’s could not do the other thing anymore.” 30% of all bishops in Canada were female, music teacher, “over time, God got loud, in preaching is like according to Rois’s research. Worldwide, my head and through the voices of other a dog walking Breaking stereotypes and 6.8% of Anglican bishops were women. people around me.” on its hind legs. called by God photo: ebonie klassen In 2018, Canada’s first and second female Johnson says she was lucky to have a photography archbishops were elected. It is not done female internship supervisor when she was Seeing women succeed in leadership can “Even though Despite this progress, women still well; but you are in seminary. “That was so helpful to me in help break down stereotypes. I think I had, face disadvantages in reaching high-level surprised to find just allowing myself to fully be a woman “Often for people opening up to any it done at all.” very early on, a positions in church leadership, says Rois. considering ministry…Just helped me get new idea, it’s a matter of experience,” says Rois has worked with colleagues photo: eric isselee/ over those last bumps and hurdles I was Johnson. She remembers serving as an call to ordained shutterstock Alex Faseruk, professor in the faculty still carrying internally.” assistant to the bishop in the Eastern Synod ministry, of business administration at Memorial When Rois first started in ministry, in the 1990s. At the time congregations I couldn’t University, and Daphne Rixon, associate there were very few examples of how to with a vacancy who were looking for a recognize it for professor at the Sobey School of Business be a woman in a leadership position in pastor would frequently request a man. what it was, of Saint Mary’s University, to write several the church, she recalls. Bishop Victoria “The bishop I was working with at the time because it was papers examining the glass ceiling effect Matthews, who became the first woman would then always send me to work with impossible and and how it applies to the church. elected bishop in the Anglican Church of that congregation,” Johnson laughs. A “glass ceiling” refers to the inability of Canada in 1993, and the Rev. Ansley Tucker, “It’s about personal understanding and foreign.” women in corporate positions to ascend to now dean of Christ Church Cathedral in experience that adds a different dimension, —Susan Johnson the same level as their male counterparts; Victoria, B.C., were her mentors. and sometimes demythologizes and national bishop of the despite skill, competence and education, a “They were my primary role models of challenges stereotypes.” Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada woman may be passed over for promotions how to dress, how to act. The only models While there is no guaranteed strategy to or receive less pay than male colleagues. we had were men, so we all tried to dress break down glass ceilings, Rois says, there In the church, Rois identifies two like men,” she recalls, noting that she made are things that can be done. “We need to main causes of what she terms the sure to wear black, very little jewellery keep looking at more women as bishops, “stained glass ceiling.” One is “decades and make-up, and no coloured nail polish. primates, deans—as women in positions of social and gender norms that hinder “Nothing that somebody could criticize.” of influence. We need to also provide good female involvement outside the confines In any field, Rois says, “If there’s women daycare for men and women who have of their home,” says Rois. These norms who have gone before you, you can learn children, good working hours…that allow can lead to beliefs that women are “too from them. There are a lot of women who men and women to care for their families emotional” to lead, or that women won’t be paved the way well before me. Mentoring, in equal ways.” dependable in their jobs because of their I think, is hugely important. And we do Skelton believes that “a diversity responsibilities as primary caregivers in the stand on each other’s shoulders, really.” of gender—and not just to say men photo: bayne stanley home. and women, but different ways people “…a diversity Another cause, specific to the First Canadian female identify—is really important.” As bishop of of gender–and church, is the pervasiveness of certain the diocese of New Westminster, she has metropolitan elected in 2018 not just men understandings of Scripture. “For some considered the ethnic and gender diversity and women, but people…there’s a belief in the headship of Archbishop Melissa Skelton, of the of her diocese when making appointments. men, that women should be kept silent in ecclesiastical province of British Columbia Johnson agrees. “I think it’s important different ways church,” says Rois. and Yukon, has seen this phenomenon to have a variety of leadership, not just people identify– “People also say that Jesus chose 12 firsthand. Since being elected Canada’s first male-female, but broader understandings is really male disciples, despite the fact that there female archbishop in May 2018—and the as well, not just of gender but of many other important.” were many women in the early church second female archbishop in the worldwide capacities, so that we represent not only the —Archbishop Melissa [who] were very involved in discipling,” Anglican Communion—she has seen full membership of the church that we’re Skelton, metropolitan Rois says. an “outpouring” of thanks from young called to serve, but the world into which of the ecclesiastical Addressing unconscious bias, women. “It has been very significant for God has called us in mission,” she says. province of British “social stereotypes about individuals or them to see that a woman would be that Seeing someone you identify with in Columbia and Yukon groups…that form outside [of] conscious prominent.” a position of leadership can be a huge awareness,” is an important step to When Skelton, who was born and raised encouragement, she adds. “If we’re serious removing the stained glass ceiling, says in the United States, was first ordained about trying to say that this is God’s Rois. in The Episcopal Church, women in church, then shouldn’t we look like God’s In her classrooms, Rois requires leadership positions were a novelty. “Many people?” g anglican journal • march 2019 7

THE INTERVIEW4 ‘Servant leadership’: Hiltz on the primate’s role Tali Folkins staff writer CCORDING to the canons of the Anglican Church of Canada, the primate’s roleA is to “lead [the church] in discerning and pursuing the mission of God.” To find out The the primate’s own view on the primate’s nature of his leadership, Anglican “ Journal sat down with Archbishop ministry is to always Fred Hiltz, who has served as be attentive primate since 2007, to hear his to how we own thoughts on the role. This create a holy interview has been edited for spaciousness, brevity. so that everybody feels that they How would you describe the authority of the primate of the Anglican Church of have a place in Canada? our church.” It’s not based on jurisdiction. I think the 5“Primacy is we can discern how God might be calling Are there advantages to having a —Archbishop authority of the primate is relational, a ministry of us to move through this time of tension church be led by someone with this Fred Hiltz, and that you are given some authority encouragement,” and conflict into a healthier way of being primate of the kind of authority? at installation to be—to the best of your says Hiltz. together as the church.” Anglican Church of I fully believe that if you look over the ability, and by the grace of God—a kind of Canada photo: tali folkins history of the Anglican Church of Canada, locus of unity for our church. That’s very What has worked when you’ve the “detached” model of primacy has daunting. In my experience, it’s tied to the undertaken this? actually served our church very well. The ministry of encouragement and of always Rather than saying, “So here’s what the other thing, of course, is that there’s an reminding the church of the big picture, of agenda for the day is,” you kind of open it image of servant leadership in the model the New Testament vision of the church— up and say, “Thank you for coming together. we have of the primacy that is really quite that it is essentially the body of Christ, and I appreciate that. Now this is your meeting. unique. The primate cannot just waltz into insofar as we have structures, that those Let’s figure out together what it is that we a diocese; you have to have the permission structures have to serve the gospel. Some think we need to talk about today, what it of the bishop. You are called to serve would say there’s an authority of suasion, or is that we hope to accomplish today.” And everybody and you have to be content with persuasion, and a kind of moral authority so you create a space in which people feel the fact that you don’t have the same kind to hold the church accountable for values, responding to this invitation was actually of authority that diocesan bishops have. The habits, disciplines, and practices that are in worth it. And then at the end of the day you primate will do what the primate’s invited to keeping with the gospel. take some time to ask some questions— do. When it comes, for instance, to Sacred The other authority, I think, that’s “Was this day a good day? Was it a holy day? Circle, you’re a guest—you’re there to listen vested in the office of the primate is around Did you have a holy conversation? Do you 6Bishop Lydia and learn, and to speak when you’re invited enabling the church to know its vocation to feel like you were able to participate in it Mamakwa to speak. be in and for the world. And so the canon fully? What do you think we accomplished on the primacy talks about the primate presented these today, by God’s grace? What more do Do you think this “servant leadership” writing prophetically to the church and the moccasins as we need to talk about? Would you like reflects in some way the role of Jesus world. The social justice issues, the moral a gift to the to talk again?” And certainly that’s been in the gospels? I’m reminded of the issues of our time—the church expects primate at my experience with some folks that I’ve image of him washing the feet of his the primate will write with some degree of General Synod met with—we’ve always asked at the end disciples. authority to address those issues. 2013, when the whether we’d like to meet again, and in my synod recognized experience very many people have said, You’re exactly in the same headspace I When you say the primate’s authority the Indigenous “Absolutely.” am. Given the nature of primacy in our isn’t based on jurisdiction, do you mean Spiritual Ministry church—and I can only speak for myself—I the primate doesn’t have the power to of Mishamikow- Is this understanding of authority an have to live out of what’s called the Farewell discipline? eesh. Hiltz attempt to replicate the authority that Discourse in John’s gospel, where Jesus cherishes the is in the upper room and he washes [the Yes—that’s all the work of the diocesan Archbishop of Canterbury has, as first moccasins disciples’] feet. And he models servant bishops and metropolitans. The primate’s among equals? “as a sign of leadership. And then he teaches them, but ministry is to always be attentive to how Correct. The ministry of primacy is our walking he teaches by modelling it. And then once we create a holy spaciousness, so that grounded in that sense of being the first together,” in the he’s done that, he goes on to talk with them everybody feels that they have a place in our among equals within a particular church. spirit of the 1994 about other things: loving one another, going church. There are varying degrees of authority covenant. into the world bearing fruit, fruit that will among the provinces of the Anglican last. He prays for his own consecration, for How does the primate actually do that? photo: Communion that are given to primates. saskia rowley their consecration, and for all others who In my experience, through your preaching But historically, in our communion, a will come to believe through their word. and teaching; through your visits to primate doesn’t have any capacity for The beauty of that conversation is parishes and dioceses. People feel like they binding authority on any that we’re drawn into it. It’s an abiding see in the face and heart of the primate— matter of jurisdiction. As the conversation Christ has with his disciples of one hopes—a visible expression of their Archbishop of Canterbury every age. I’ve often found myself personally belonging to the wider church. If people are is often described needing to place myself again inside that feeling a bit on the edges, there is, I think, as the locus upper room and hear again what Jesus is an obligation on the part of the primate of unity saying to the disciples, listening for some to go to those people and hear what their in the fresh insight about the kind of community needs are, and then bring those to the Anglican he wants us to be—not just for our own sake wider church. When people are clearly in a Communion but for the sake of the world for which he is conflict, where they’ve gone past the point as a whole, so about to stretch out his arms on the cross. of being able to talk with one another, then the primate of each The kind of authority that the church invests I think there is a role for the primate to province is the locus of in the office of the primate—that’s its source, unity for that church. say, “Let’s have a conversation, let’s see if that’s its origin. g 8 anglican journal • march 2019 anglican journal • march 2019 9 PRIMACY4 ‘A mirror for the life ‘The undoing of empire’ system, Peers helped lay the foundations foundational document.” for later developments such as the In a discussion paper on “The Role In its early days, the mandate of the appointment of a national Indigenous of the National House of Bishops” from primate was considerably more modest Anglican bishop and support for a self- 1998, then-bishop of the diocese of of our church’ than it is today. determining Indigenous church within the Algoma Ronald Ferris recognized this When Robert Machray took office in Anglican Church of Canada. dispersal of power. With primacy, he 1893 as the first primate of the Church In a 2002 article for the Journal of wrote, “decision making power always The history and role of England in Canada, it was as a the Canadian Church Historical Society, resides in the body. Where episcopal diocesan bishop with some additional “Colonial Anglicanism: Imperial to assent is required, it rests corporately responsibilities pertaining to the church Episcopal,” Peers, then primate, reflected with all bishops present.” It also notes that of the primacy national. on the journey of the Anglican Church of “the primate does not give a charge to the Such was the case for the first nine Canada from what he called a “satellite of General Synod, but rather a Presidential Matt Gardner and Joelle Kidd has no role in episcopal ordinations. New primates in Canada, each of whom the Church of England—deposited as is— Address.” staff writers bishops, when consecrated, swear loyalty continued to serve as bishop of his in a colonial territory.” diocese while also handling the national HEN DELEGATES meet in to the metropolitan of their ecclesiastical Much of the church’s history, Peers The future of the primacy and international duties of primate. No Vancouver this July for the 42nd province, not to the primate. wrote, “has been—to use a phrase of The true power of the primacy resides in financial resources were provided for the General Synod of the Anglican Rather than jurisdictional authority as Janet Somerville, General Secretary of its pastoral authority as a focus of unity primacy by General Synod until 1934, WChurch of Canada, they will vote for a supreme governors of the church, primates the Canadian Council of Churches—‘the for the national church. With the growth and the position remained chronically new primate to succeed Archbishop Fred in Canada exercise “pastoral ministry in undoing of empire.’ ” of new forms of communication such as underfunded for decades. Hiltz. But what does being primate of the the service of God’s mission,” Ingham says. This historical task has played out in social media, the primate has gained the The mounting responsibilities of the Anglican Church of Canada really entail? The primate is considered the first the church’s reckoning with the legacy of ability to offer statements and reflection primacy during this time—the country’s The primacy has evolved throughout among equals of the bishops and residential schools. But, Peers noted, there on current events in a more vital and vast size, competing demands from the history of the church. In 1893, the metropolitans across Canada—providing has also been a project of decolonization immediate way. primates’ own dioceses, and the relative church’s first primate was a diocesan leadership to and extending pastoral care within the church’s very structure. With the election of a new primate lack of funding—began to take a serious bishop chosen from among the to the bishops, supporting them in their Peers traces the seeds of reform to the at General Synod 2019, the position will toll on the primates’ health. metropolitans, whose only specific duties ministries. 1830s, when Thomas Fuller proposed a continue to evolve. “Many of our early primates died from were to serve as president of General The primate leads the Anglican Church synodical model of church government, in “Whoever is elected as our primate overwork,” says Ingham. “The job is just Synod and of the House of Bishops. of Canada “in discerning and pursuing the which dioceses would be led by a synod, will bring [their own] gifts in,” Feheley too large for an incumbent to exercise Since that time, the office of primate has mission of God,” according to Canon III or governing body of licensed clergy, says. “If a woman is elected, for responsibilities as a diocesan bishop as steadily grown to encompass a national of the Handbook of the General Synod. lay representatives from the diocese’s example—we haven’t had a woman as well. This has only become more true over episcopal ministry, in which the primate He or she exercises “pastoral and spiritual parishes, ex officio members, and the a primate in Canada. What difference leadership” throughout the national time, rather than less.” serves as a figure of unity and a reflection bishop. Over the following decades, this will it make in terms of the gender of the church by visiting parishes, dioceses and In 1969, General Synod adopted the of the diversity, challenges and ministries became the model the church follows person, if any?” provinces, and travels abroad to represent model of a detached primacy, in which today. of the church. General Synod also marks the second the national church internationally and primates were no longer burdened by the As late as the 1850s, Peers wrote, vote on the proposed amendment to the ecumenically. responsibilities of a diocesan bishop. “bishops and dioceses were still created marriage canon to allow for same-sex ‘The voice of the Anglican As president of General Synod, chair This change gave rise to ministries by Letters Patent, colonial bishops still The primatial marriage, he notes. “To what extent will Church of Canada’ of Council of General Synod and chair of 4 shaped by incumbents’ personal passions, looked to [the Archbishop of] Canterbury cross is the only that finish the conversation?...The grace Bishop of the diocese of Huron Linda the House of Bishops, as well as the CEO the concerns and priorities of the church as Metropolitan, and anyone appointed that that person brings to that [issue] will Nicholls, who served on the primacy task of General Synod staff, the primate has a official symbol and the wider historical context. bishop still made the trip to London to of the primate be a critical thing.” force in 2010, describes the primate as “the demanding ministry. The office evolved greatly after Howard be consecrated.” In 1893, the church as it Reflecting on the examples set by of the Anglican voice of the Anglican Church of Canada— Misunderstandings about the Clark became the first full-time primate, now exists took definitive shape with the the most recent primates, Nicholls Church of to the wider Anglican Communion and primate’s role are common, according to Feheley says. first meeting of the General Synod of the highlights Scott, who oversaw the the world.” Archdeacon Paul Feheley, who has served Canada. It was “Ted Scott, for example, [Clark’s] Church of England in Canada. period of approval of the ordination The primate leads, she says, by “sharing as principal secretary to the last two first presented successor, became deeply, deeply involved An 1893 Declaration which established of women; Peers’ “profoundly moving and telling the story of our church to itself primates. Anglicans on different sides of to General Synod in the work in the Commonwealth, the Church of England in Canada as a apology to Indigenous people”; and Hiltz from coast to coast to coast…theologically various debates will often send letters to in 1937 after particularly against apartheid in South separate and independent body described for “representing Canada in the wider leading and reflecting the mission of our Hiltz asking for him to intervene in order the submission Africa, and had an incredible ministry,” the church as being “in full communion” Communion with grace in difficult church.” to resolve an issue. of numerous Feheley says. “Had he still been a diocesan with the Church of England (as opposed times,” and for his “unfailing pastoral This model distinguishes the Canadian But, Feheley notes, metropolitans designs. The bishop, I don’t think he would have been to “an integral portion”), Peers noted. sensitivity” in listening to the church. church from many of its counterparts actually have far more influence over cross is made able to have the freedom and the time to “I think it signaled an entirely different “Our primates have been and are around the world, as Michael Ingham, matters than the primate. of silver gilt and be able to expand the ministry the way that way of thinking about ourselves—self- people of exemplary faith and integrity, bishop (ret.) of the diocese of New “People think that if the primate could features the he did.” government was in our own hands, and asked to hold together the wide diversity Westminster and chair of the 2010 task [snap] his fingers or click his heels… arms of General The primacy of Scott’s own successor, more importantly in our own heads,” he of our Anglican Church of Canada with force, points out. In most Anglican suddenly, something would be fixed,” Synod and of Archbishop Michael Peers, marked a shift wrote. its challenges of geography, cultural and provinces, the primate continues to serve Feheley said. “It doesn’t happen, because the four original in the church’s focus towards reconciliation “In a time when there has been theological differences,” Nicholls says. double duty as a diocesan bishop, and the primate doesn’t have that authority. dioceses of the with Indigenous peoples. pressure to make the Communion more “Our primate is a mirror for the life consecrates other bishops. “If you’re looking for a whole ton of pow- Canadian church. Through his 1993 apology for the monolithic, more a single entity presided of our church, and deserves our deepest By contrast, the primate in Canada er, it’s not the position to go for,” he adds. photo: saskia rowley church’s role in the residential school over by primates, I continue to look to this commitment of prayer and support.” g

The process of electing a primate

Matt Gardner and Joelle Kidd staff writers Six months out Three months out The day of the election During the 42nd General Synod, the next APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS before the THIRTY TO 120 DAYS before the election, the Order of Bishops THE VOTE WILL TAKE PLACE will withdraw to sit separately from other votes is removed. primate of the Anglican Church of Canada election date, the current primate seeks nominations meets to nominate three or more bishops as primatial candidates. JULY 13, during General Synod, after members.) This process continues until only two will be elected. This is the timeline for how from the House of Bishops. Each member may This year, the nomination will take place at the House of Bishops a celebration of Holy Communion. The Voting proceeds in rounds, and the nominees remain on the ballot. Election the church will choose its next national nominate between one and three bishops to be meeting from April 29–May 3 in Niagara Falls, Ont. prolocutor or deputy prolocutor of General name of any nominee who has received less occurs when one nominee receives a the next primate. Any diocesan, suffragan or After the meeting, the general secretary of General Synod will Synod will preside. than 10% of the votes cast by both orders majority of votes from the members of both leader, according to the procedure laid out assistant bishop, as well as the bishop ordinary to send out the nominees’ names to all members of the orders of In the first ballot, the orders of Clergy and is removed from the ballot in each round orders. in Canon III of the Handbook of General the Canadian Forces and the national Indigenous Clergy and Laity, along with biographies and statements on how Laity will vote on the nominations made by after the second vote. If all nominees receive Upon the election of a new primate, Synod: Anglican bishop, is eligible for nomination. each nominee envisions the role of the primate. the Order of Bishops. (The Order of Bishops more than 10% of the vote, the nominee the Order of Bishops will return and the does not vote in the primatial election and who received the lowest total number of prolocutor will announce the election result. 10 anglican journal • march 2019

EPISCOPAL LEADERSHIP4 Episcopal leadership in the age of social media Matt Gardner his ministry of proclamation and staff writer called the first disciples. By the end of Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. The that first chapter, the news about his growth of social media platforms teachings and actions had spread so has made digital communication a far and wide that he was not able to ubiquitous part of modern life and go openly into any town, yet still the transformed the way we connect people found him. with each other. For leaders of large “That’s the power of social media, organizations, the new dominance first-century version, in action.” of these online tools offers both For Oulton, the growing use of challenges and opportunities. social media has enhanced his own The Anglican Church of Canada ministry. When he visits a parish or is no exception. In an age ruled by attends an event, the bishop will often electronic forms of communication, compose a related post and share the bishops and archbishops who are photos, which are then picked up by For some of the most visible leaders of the the diocesan Facebook page, eNews church are increasingly expected to Weekly bulletin, or the diocesan Anglicans in “ maintain a regular online presence, to newspaper Dialogue. particular, the communicate with Anglicans and the “Social media has allowed me Reformation wider public. to put a human face on the office of taught us that A survey by Signal Leadership bishop each and every day,” Oulton Communication (SLC), a public says. “Social media has also allowed communicat- relations counselling firm for me to stay connected with the ing the senior leaders, found that 42% of folk among whom I minister, the gospel in the respondents believe it is “important” communities I serve and the church, vernacular or “somewhat important” for CEOs of both nationally and internationally, leading companies to communicate was a core in ways that were not available to my with the public. Studies cited by predecessors. image: adapted from rernardo ramonfaur/shutterstock value…Well, SLC indicate that communication “In its best sense, social media social media is is viewed as a more important skill assists the Body of Christ to stay the vernacular for leaders than ever before, and What is social media? closely connected, so that when one now. that digital forms of media have rejoices, all rejoice, and when one become the main driver of almost all The term “social media” refers to a through “tags” with relevant words suffers, all suffer.” —Susan Bell, communication in the public sphere. range of Internet-based networks and locations. At the same time, Oulton bishop of the diocese At the same time, social media is that allow people to connect with acknowledges that there is a “dark of Niagara viewed as the medium most likely each other and share content such YouTube – A video- side to the world of social media,” to cause damage to the public image as written information, photos and sharing website that as evidenced by stories of online allows users to upload of an individual or organization. A videos. Social media users typically harassment, bullying, and hate. have personal profiles on which they their own videos, watch Nanos Research poll found that more can post their own content, and see videos made by others, For that reason, he believes, it is than half of Canadians (54%) say and comment on material posted by share and comment on clips, and important to have protocols and social media is a major source of PR others. subscribe to the “channels” of other policies in place for how social media disasters for companies. Yet 70% of Some of the most popular social users. is utilized. Canadians also believe that the best media platforms include: Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson, of LinkedIn – A way for an organization to respond to Facebook – The professional networking the diocese of Calgary, concurs on the these disasters is to “acknowledge the biggest social me- website where users need to exercise caution in posting problem and communicate on social dia network on the can upload profiles online, having recently attended a media”. Meanwhile, 61% feel it is Internet, Facebook detailing their work workshop on the use of social media important or somewhat important for lets individuals set up history, education, and more, among clergy. His own social media connecting employers with job-seekers CEOs to use social media to “directly their own profile and add others as “friends.” People can post status up- and helping working professionals use is primarily limited to a personal communicate with the public” when a dates sharing their thoughts or current build relationships with each other. Facebook page. company has a crisis. activities. They can also share photos Kerr-Wilson describes himself The prevalence of social media and videos, join groups to discuss Snapchat – Multimedia as “slightly skeptical” about the has elicited a range of reactions from and share content, and provide links messaging app in underlying impact of social media which users, via their bishops and metropolitans of the to web pages and articles. smartphones, can in any significant way, other than as Anglican Church of Canada, from Twitter – Allows users send photos and another means to connect to people enthusiasm to skepticism. to post brief messages short videos known as within the church. Bishop Susan Bell of the diocese known as “tweets.” “snaps” to each other for a short time, “Communications is very of Niagara, who uses Facebook and Twitter has become after which recipients can no longer important, but I think in terms of access them. Twitter, believes that the effect of known as a source for quantity, we have way too much these breaking news, official statements social media on episcopal ministry and as a popular means for public Pinterest – Website days, to the extent that people tend has largely been positive. figures such as politicians, entertain- and mobile application to not even notice stuff as it comes “As a communication tool, [social ers and journalists to quickly share (app) in which regis- through—or they notice it, but then media] has a reach that traditional their opinions. tered users can upload, they dismiss it because they move media just doesn’t have,” Bell says. save and manage imag- on to the next thing,” the archbishop Instagram – A mobile es, known as “pins,” “It also has an immediacy that is application primarily and other content such as videos. A says. exciting. But this also carries with designed for photo collection of content is known as a “It’s quantity, but not particularly it an impermanency that is hard to and video sharing. “pinboard.” Businesses, especially re- quality, [in] my experience. By the transcend. Images and videos can tailers, often use Pinterest to promote time you’ve done with all the emails “It is relatively easy and be edited with filters, and organized their companies and products. that come through…to go and then democratic,” she adds. “Both of those do Facebook stuff on top of it means things have their shadow side, too, that your life starts to be dominated but again, in general, it is exciting to demands a “creative and innovative creation using whatever tools the by electronics, rather than by face-to- be able to speak to people so directly Christian response.” She sees the use Lord makes available to us.” face communication.” and from the heart.” of such tools as firmly rooted in the Bishop Michael Oulton, of In dioceses with significant Bell has used her social media Anglican tradition. the diocese of Ontario, views populations, such as Toronto and accounts to share timely posts, brief “For Anglicans in particular, communication as “job one” in the Montreal, bishops often co-ordinate videos and compelling images from the Reformation taught us that ministry of a bishop, and says that their use of social media with the diocese of Niagara. communicating the gospel in the social media can be a powerful tool diocesan digital communications co- Bell says that the growth of vernacular was a core value…Well, for episcopal ministry. ordinators. platforms such as YouTube, LinkedIn, social media is the vernacular now, “The first chapter of Mark’s gospel Lee-Ann Matthews, web and social Pinterest, Snapchat and Tumblr and we are bound by our polity, is the best biblical image I can think media co-ordinator for the diocese of provides an opportunity to reach tradition and the Great Commission of to describe the power of social Montreal, meets once a week with the new constituencies, which in turn to preach the gospel to the whole media,” Oulton says. “Jesus began See Bishops, p. 11 anglican journal • march 2019 11

CANADA4 National House of Bishops experiences ‘currency of grace’ at January meeting “One bishop commented that in Indigenous church within the Bishops committed our work there was a ‘currency of Anglican Church of Canada. to unity in Christ grace,’ a statement that resonated “The house recognized that it has with members of the House. This is no jurisdictional authority on what not to say there isn’t diversity and comes to the floor of General Synod; general synod staff there aren’t differences among us, but this is the work of the Council of Anglican bishops from across there was space, respect and grace- General Synod,” Hiltz said. “But as Canada gathered for a special filled conversation in how we went the nature of episcopal leadership meeting of the National House about our discussions, and for each is to encourage, teach, serve, of Bishops in Niagara Falls, Ont. ot h e r.” and uphold the faith, the house from Jan. 14 to 17. The focus was The bishops spent a full day in considered what—if anything—it on necessary preparation for a retreat with Hiltz, reflecting on the would like to share with the council primatial election and on three nature of primatial ministry within on matters coming before the synod.” resolutions that will be brought to Canada and across the Anglican The result was a report to the the floor of General Synod this July Communion. This day was in Council of General Synod (CoGS) in Vancouver. preparation for the beginning of the from the bishops’ perspectives about “The National House of Bishops nomination process for the primacy. possible ways forward concerning has worked very hard since General They also spent two days focused the proposed amendment to the Synod 2016—not only on the issues on issues that will come before marriage canon. CoGS will consider from General Synod 2016 and the General Synod when it meets any possible amendments to ministry of the whole church, but in July 2019. These included the A051-R2 when it meets this March on how we work and live together,” proposed replacement of the Book 14-17. said Archbishop Fred Hiltz, of Common Prayer’s collect for the “This particular meeting of the primate of the Anglican Church conversion of the Jews with a collect national house—more so than any of Canada. “We left this January for reconciliation with the Jews; meeting—modelled a graceful way to meeting having wrestled with how the second reading of the proposed have a conversation about a matter 5Statue of a bishop in we are the church and how we will amendment to the marriage with which we have deep differences. Canterbury Cathedral remain united in Christ whatever canon (Resolution A051-R2); and At the heart of that was a unanimous photo: philip bird lrps cpagb/ the outcomes at General Synod changes to Canon XXII in response commitment to our unity in Christ,” shutterstock 2019.” to the evolving self-determining said Hiltz. g Anglican Communion’s ecumenical expert chosen as new President of Thorneloe University anglican communion news service “I am excited to join Thorneloe He has been a member of the Anglican- University and live in the city of Greater Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada, Canon John Gibaut, currently director of the Faith and Witness Commission of Unity, Faith and Order at the Anglican Sudbury,” Gibaut said. “Thorneloe the Canadian Council of Churches, the Communion Office in London, England, University’s innovative programs, International Commission for Anglican- is to leave his current including its school of theology, reflect Orthodox Theological Dialogue, and the role to become the best of the arts and humanities. I Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on president, provost WORLD look forward to meeting students and and vice-chancellor working with the faculty, staff and board Ecumenical Relations. of Canada’s Thorneloe University. Gibaut of governors. I also look forward to being He earned a doctorate in theology from will take up his new role on June 1, part of a dynamic community with a Trinity College, University of Toronto, and after the next meeting of the triennial vibrant post-secondary presence. There is has honorary doctorates from the Montreal Anglican Consultative Council in Hong tremendous opportunity for growth with a Diocesan Theological College and Trinity Kong. Thorneloe University is a founding photo: thorneloe university global reach.” College, Toronto. He has served as canon Canon John Gibaut will become member of the Laurentian University The chair of Thorneloe’s board of theologian of the diocese of Ottawa. president, provost and vice-chancellor Federation on the campus of Laurentian governors, Nicole Charette said, “We Gibaut has lectured in the faculty Canada’s Thorneloe University on June University in Sudbury, Ont. are delighted that Dr. John Gibaut will of divinity at Trinity College as well as In his current role, Gibaut has been 1, 2019. be returning to Canada to assume the academic institutions in Australia and the the lead Anglican Communion staffer on leadership role at Thorneloe University. United States. “He has an impressive list of ecumenical dialogues with other church Prior to these two international ap- Dr. Gibaut has a wealth of experience as a publications and presentations to his credit, families. He has also been the lead advisor pointments, Gibaut was an administrator university administrator and ecumenical reflecting his deep and diverse perspec- on theological issues and on inter-Anglican and professor in the faculty of theology at leader in Canada and abroad.” tives on theology,” the university said in a dialogue. He came to the Anglican Saint Paul University, a bilingual insti- A priest of the diocese of Ottawa, statement. “He is a highly regarded scholar Communion from the World Council of tution federated with the University of Gibaut is well known in ecumenical in the areas of ecumenism, liturgy, church Churches, the international ecumenical Ottawa. From 1994 to 2003, he served as circles, having served on national and history, historical theology and Anglican organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. the faculty’s director of Anglican studies. international dialogues and commissions. studies.” g Bishops determine how best to use social media platforms

Continued from p. 10 diocesan bishop works closely with digital media, she adds, “gives bishops an access to diocese’s Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson to en- communications co-ordinator Martha speak to people beyond just visiting parish EPISCOPAL sure they are on the same page. While Mat- Holmen. by parish each Sunday.” LEADERSHIP4 thews runs diocesan social media accounts, Since Bishop Andrew Asbil, of the With use of social media only increasing, Irwin-Gibson posts photos from her work diocese of Toronto, took over as diocesan the expectation that future church leaders as bishop on her personal Facebook page. bishop at the beginning of 2019, Holmen will be able to effectively communicate “It’s not too strategic,” Matthews says, has worked with the bishop to determine online will likely continue to grow. “but we’re in touch with each other…We how to best use his own social media “People in general are on social media— have a sense for the momentum that it’s platforms, which include an episcopal that’s where they gather to talk to have gaining, and we receive a lot of positive Facebook page. conversations about any kind of issue, feedback.” image: studio888/ “Anglicans really want to hear from the including religious issues,” Holmen says. “So shutterstock In the diocese of Toronto, suffragan bishop what he or she is thinking about having a bishop on social media gives them bishops are all on social media, but certain topics in the world, or events in the access to people who are already there and largely left to their own devices, while the life of the diocese,” Holmen says. Social lets them speak directly to them.” g 12 anglican journal • march 2019 anglican journal • march 2019 13

CANADA4 New program helps lay leaders serve with ‘wonder and joy’ Joelle Kidd death and grief. her former parish, Davis says she saw a staff writer When people The program also includes an opening transformation as the church’s lay leaders A new small group program developed by are responding and closing retreat. During the closing “fell in love with God,” deepened their Canon Dawn Davis, faith formation co- “ retreat, participants create a personalized relationships with each other, and began to the Holy ordinator for the diocese of Niagara, aims Rule of Life. “They walk away with a new to look outward to their community. Spirit, when and renewed vision of their ministry,” says Her church, like many in the Anglican to help lay leaders deepen their faith and they are become more confident spiritual leaders. Davis. Church of Canada, was grappling with immense demographic shifts and an The program, called Revive, is being engaged in “I’m firmly of the belief that when peo- uncertain future, says Davis. She recalls released through Forward Movement, a ministry, ple are responding to the Holy Spirit, when a lot of “hand-wringing and furrowed ministry of The Episcopal Church (TEC) they are engaged in ministry, nothing but 5Canon nothing but brows and worry” about matters such as in the United States. wonder and joy can come from that,” she Dawn Davis wonder and the finances and the building. After doing Davis first conceived of the program adds. “When we get people responding just found there the program with a few different groups, in 2008, while serving as rector at Trinity joy can come simply out of need, then we get dutiful ser- were no however, she noticed a shift. Instead of Church Aurora in the diocese of Toronto. from that. vice, and I think that probably the former programs from is a much more grace-filled and exciting fear and anxiety, the general feeling in The parish had discerned together that —Canon an Anglican adventure to be engaged in.” the church was one of lightness of spirit they wanted to “spiritually grow and go Dawn Davis, and fun, she says. She also saw lay leaders context to help In 2014, Davis began a doctor of minis- deeper,” says Davis. But when she began to faith formation 5The program Davis. Forward Movement helped develop become more outwardly focused and her parish co-ordinator for the try (DMin) program at Tyndale University look for a program or process that would focuses on a pilot program for five North American welcoming to newcomers. “spiritually diocese of Niagara College and Seminary, focusing on spiri- help them do so, she found that there were communicating churches, and now distributes the program “This is not a Hail Mary pass for salva- grow and go tual formation. As part of her studies, she no resources available for an Anglican with God, through its website. tion of the church [as an] institution,” she deeper”—so was looking for a way to measure Revive’s context. “I have a human resources back- engaging in Davis says Revive is designed spe- cautions. But it is, she says, “a vehicle for she decided to ground, particularly focused in training results. “I kept seeing this shift in people, cifically for lay leaders who serve in the develop one. Scripture, and us drawing closer to God, and then God and development. So I thought, OK, let’s and it was consistent over the years that discovering one’s church—on parish council, as wardens, does the rest of the work, and where this photo: forward just develop it.” 5Revive is gaging in Scripture, and vocation and call. a better academic understanding of I’ve done this. I wanted to measure it,” says heads of the sanctuary guild, treasurers— movement vocation and call. goes, I have no idea.” designed to be Each module contains six sessions. Scripture, but learning how God could Davis. She found a spiritual vitality metric While many programs start by focus- photo forward but may feel they are neglecting their own As of January 2019, all course ma- In the first module, participants are “speak through sacred texts in order to : ing on Scripture, Davis says she felt it was used by small developed by Forward Movement through movement spiritual growth. “This is intended for our terials for the Revive program can be introduced to different prayer practices, shape and inform our life.” Participants important to first begin with prayer and groups of up to its ministry RenewalWorks, and connect- hard-working lay people who are doing a purchased and downloaded through examining relationships with God. Rooted 12 lay leaders. including creative practices like praying learn different methods of meditating on ed with the ministry to set up a pre- and lot of things for the church and are, quite revive.forwardmovement.org. Materials in Anglicanism, the program is also “more photo: forward with music or doodle prayer. “It’s a lot of Scripture and how to lead a short Bible post-test. Participants in Revive filled out a frankly, very tired and spent, and who include a facilitator’s guide, participants’ movement eucharistic, more open to mystery,” she fun—an atmosphere of play and exper- meditation to open church meetings. survey before and after going through the often will claim that their spiritual life has guides and an 8-10 minute video for each says. imentation,” says Davis. They also learn The third module explores topics like program. stalled.” The program is a gift, she says, session, shot by Toronto filmmaker Alex Revive is designed to be used by a how to incorporate prayer into daily life spiritual gifts and spiritual discernment. “The differential was so significant that “almost the gift of Sabbath, to come and Josselyn. A sample of the program is small group of up to 12 lay leaders and a and how to lead prayer in public. Participants form their own creeds and I started getting calls from the people in renew—instead of giving out, take in and also available to download. The course is facilitator. It is divided into three sections The second module delves into the think through big topics like forgiveness, Forward Movement and RenewalWorks— by renewed by what the church can offer.” $299 USD, but is available for $100 USD or modules: communicating with God, en- Bible. Davis says it is not focused on why bad things happen to good people, they had never seen such a jump,” says After running the program five times at through March 2019. g

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prolocutor of CoGS. She has sat on many committees of the national church, including Kootenay has courage to adapt, says bishop-elect the Anglican Church of Canada–United Continued from p. 1 School of Theology (VST) in 1986. She Church of Canada Dialogue, of which she was and parishioners. received a doctor of ministry degree from the Anglican co-chair from 2016–2019. One of the things she likes about the Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, The election was held to choose a successor diocese, McNaughton said, is the support it Ga., in 2007. to Archbishop John Privett, who retired provides for ministry through the Kootenay McNaughton was ordained a priest in May 31, 2018 after serving as bishop of the School of Ministry, which focuses on the the diocese of New Westminster in 1987, diocese since 2005. Privett, who also served local training of priests and deacons, and the and has served her entire ordained life in as metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province diocese’s Education for Ministry program, the diocese. She was chaplain and director of British Columbia and Yukon beginning in which makes theological education available of Anglican formation at VST from 1995– 2009, resigned from that position on April 30, to lay people. She added that as co-chair of 2008; she was also an assistant professor 2018, and was succeeded the following month the Anglican Church of Canada–United of spirituality at VST from 2003–2008. by Archbishop Melissa Skelton. Church of Canada Dialogue, she was also McNaughton served as archdeacon of There were three other nominees: interested in the shared Anglican-United Capilano in the diocese of New Westminster David Anderson, archdeacon of Hamilton- Haldimand in the diocese of Niagara; Canon Church parishes in the diocese. photo: jeff donnelly from 2011–2016, and has been rector of St. “I think Kootenay has always had a The Rev. Lynne McNaughton, shortly Clement’s since 2008. David Harrison, rector of the Church of St. courage for looking at new models of after the election results were Her service has included work for the Mary Magdalene in Toronto; and Christopher ministry in rural settings,” she said. “The announced January 19. national church. McNaughton has been Pappas, archdeacon for congregational church needs to adapt and change to new a member of every General Synod, for development for the diocese of Edmonton. circumstances, so I’ll be wanting to support McNaughton studied sociology and example, since 2010, and has also served The diocese of Kootenay is situated in that for parishes.” English at the University of Alberta before on Council of General Synod (CoGS) since the southeast of the civil province of British Born and raised in Peace River, Alta., completing an MDiv at the Vancouver that time. Since 2016, she has been deputy Columbia. g

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