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Publication Document Title Creator/Author Date
The Ministry of Bishops: a Study Document House of Bishops, Committee on the Pastoral Letter. 1991 Robert Wright, Richard Norris, and Louis Weil.
Many Parts, One Body: How the Episcopal Church Works James Dator with Jan Nunley 2010
Bishops and Diocesan Councils View the Episcopate: a Study House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Development 1979 in Church Leadership
A Proposal for a Theological and Practical Exploration of the House of Bishops Office of Pastoral Development 1979 Episcopate in the Twentieth Century
The Theology for and Practise of the Episcopate in the Anglican Communion
Reflections on the Theology for and the Practise of the David E. Richards, House of Bishops Office of Pastoral 1985 Episcopate Development
Memo Report: First Findings from the House of Bishops Office of Pastoral Development 1984 Bishops' 1984 Survey
Pastoral Study: the Ministry of Bishops House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Letter Jul. 16, 1991
Message from the Presiding Bishop to the House of Bishops [Presiding Bishop John Allin] Sep. 30, 1977 at the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops, 1977
Statement on Collegiality House of Bishops Committee on Theology Sep. 19, 1979
Bishop Vogel's Talk to the Special Meeting Arthur A. Vogel Aug. 15, 1974 of the House of Bishops, 1974
Report of the Joint Commission on Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations 1976 Ecumenical Relations
Report of the Committee on Pastoral Development to the House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Development Nov. 2, 1972 Special Meeting of the House of Bishops, 1972
Report of the Special Committee of the House of Bishops on House of Bishops Special Committee on the Ordination Oct. 31, 1972 the Ordination of Women to the Special Meeting of the of Women House of Bishops, 1972
Report of the Committee on the Office House of Bishops Committee on the Office of a Bishop Oct. 26, 1966 of a Bishop to the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops, 1966
The Role of the Bishop in the Contemporary Episcopal House of Bishops, Committee on Pastoral Development Sep. 15, 1977 Church: The Bishops' Look At Bishoping
Authority and Responsibility Executive Council 1969 The Archives of the Episcopal Church Digitized Resources Prepared for the Task Force on Episcopacy, November 2015
Console of *Skills Required for Successful Bishoping in the House of Bishops, Committee on Pastoral Development 1971 20th Century
Moving into the Episcopate: Resources for New Bishops House of Bishops, Committee on Pastoral Development. 1978 Fred Wolf.
Apostle in Our Midst: The Office of Bishop Joslin, David B. 1980
Episcopal Bishops and Church Leadership House of Bishops, Committee on Pastoral Development 1986 in the Eighties
Quest: a Guide for Those Involved in the Search for a Bishop House of Bishops, Committee on Pastoral Development. 1983 Charles R. and Lynne Wilson
Levels of Authority Within the Church Committee on Social and International Affairs 1964
Basic Concepts and Principles Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church 1976
Report to the 73rd General Convention House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Development 2000
The Role of Bishops Suffragan In the Council for the Development of Ministry 1996 Episcopal Church
Episcopate: Shepherding God's People, A Diocesan Focus Diocese of Olympia 1988
The Office of the Bishop In the Book of Common Prayer Diocese of New York 1988
Assistant Bishops: Mode, Model, and Office for Ministry Development. William B. Spofford 1986 Ministry
Letter from William L. Dols, Jr. to Walker Taylor, Jr. March 7, William L. Dols, Jr. Unpublished mss, 1966 1966
Bishops in Communion: Collegiality in the Service of the Koinonia of the Church House of Bishops, Church of England 2000 Towards a Theology and Practice of the Bishop-in-Synod. From Authority in the Anglican Communion: Essays Presented to Bishop John Howe. Ed. Stephen W. Sykes. Toronto: Anglican Book Center, 1987 K.S. Chittleborough 1987
Episcope in Relation to the Mission of the Church Today Anglican-Lutheran Consultation 1987
Episkope and Episcopate in Ecumenical Perspective World Council of Churches 1980
The Historic Episcopate in Recent Ecumenical Dialogue Merlyn E. Satrom 1998 The Archives of the Episcopal Church Digitized Resources Prepared for the Task Force on Episcopacy, November 2015
Finding Our Delight in the Lord: a Proposal for Full Communion between The Episcopal Church; The Moravian Church-Northern Province; and the Moravian Church- Southern Province 2009