Episcopal Press and News

Conference on Ministry Renewal

Episcopal News Service. September 28, 1998 [98-2232G]

"Living the Covenant," a conference on ministry renewal focusing on baptismal ministry is scheduled to be held June 9-13 at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. The conference is designed for "anyone who cares about baptismal ministry in the 21st century," including bishops and diocesan and congregational leaders, according to Rev. H. Boone Porter, chairman of the event.

Keynote speakers will include the Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston, former bishop of Alaska and current chaplain at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.; Timothy Sedgwick, professor of Christian ethics at Virginia Theological Seminary; the Rev. Charles R. Wilson, consultant, trainer and researcher, and the Rev. Suzanne Watson, canon to the ordinary for the Diocese of Iowa and president of the North American Association for the Diaconate (NAAD).

The consultation will be convened by Associated Parishes and by NAAD. Other sponsors include The Church Army, Living Stones and Sindicators.