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South Carolina Clergy Meet to Continue ACNA Affiliation Discernment
 “Where can we by the power of God make a difference for emerging Anglicanism?” asked Bishop Mark Lawrence, in a day-long gathering of clergy from the Diocese of South Carolina at Saint James, James Island, September 14. “There’s some gravity to our decision. We need to think forward, evangelically, missionally in a way that will make a difference if someone looks back 50 years from now.”Over 100 clergy were present for the meeting, which focused primarily on discernment issues surrounding the Diocese’s process towards affiliation with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). At the most recent Diocesan Convention this past March, the Affiliation Task Force recommended the Diocese affiliate with ACNA. The day-long clergy gathering was spent outlining the ACNA structure, the process of affiliation and the steps that need to be taken to move forward. The clergy were urged to share the information with their parishes. The Diocese will put the affiliation question to a vote at the upcoming Diocesan Convention in March of 2017. St. Philip's to Welcome the Rev. Jeff Miller as Rector
 CHARLESTON, SC September 15, 2016 – St. Philip’s Church, established in 1680, the earliest congregation in South Carolina, known as “the mother church of the Diocese,” will welcome the Reverend Jeffrey S. Miller as their 26th Rector Wednesday, September 21 during a Celebration of a New Ministry. The service of Institution will begin at 6:00 p.m.The Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, 14th Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, which includes 53 churches in the eastern part of SC, will officiate and preach at the service. Miller comes to St. Philip’s from the Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort where he served as a senior associate from 1999 to 2005; from 2005 to present, he served as their rector. He is currently a candidate for a doctor of ministry degree at Trinity School for Ministry and received his masters in divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. He is married to the former Kristin Lynne Frazier of Greensboro, N.C. and they have four children. Charleston Couple Experience First Year at Seminary Together
 Matthew and Henrietta Rivers faced their reservations about heading off to seminary as they chatted with me in the late summer of 2015. Would the winter up north freeze them out? It does snow in Pittsburgh! Would the academic environment of seminary dull the ardor of their spiritual enthusiasm? Would they be able to handle Greek, write papers (after years out of school), understand the jargon of theological studies, leave incomes for full-time school, find a church where they could continue serving and growing in the Lord and be free to worship in their own style? At the urging of their rector, Brother Dallas Wilson and his wife, Sister Janie, of St. John’s Chapel, Charleston, and the encouragement of Bishop Mark Lawrence of the Diocese of S.C. to follow God’s lead, the 40-something Rivers were soon on their way to Ambridge, Pa. for their first of three years at Trinity School for Ministry. The whole adventure was both overwhelming and exciting as they packed their household and headed to their new assignment in ministry. As a former dean of Trinity, I was able to encourage them a bit when we talked a year ago. But it all still sounded like a trip to Mars. I plied them with questions and simply let them talk. Churches in Transition: Be Patient; An Interview with Bishop Lawrence
 Moving vans are pulling up to rectories all around our Diocese as several congregations are in the midst of transition. At press time leadership is changing at St. Philip’s, Charleston; St. Helena’s, Beaufort; Prince George Winyah, Georgetown; Good Shepherd, Charleston; St. Matthias, Summerton; Our Saviour, Johns Island and Trinty Church, Myrtle Beach. It seemed like a good time to sit with Bishop Lawrence to ask his advice for congregations and leaders in the midst of this new season.Do you have any advice for churches beginning the process of searching for a new rector or vicar? The search process is always an interesting combination of prayerfully seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit as well as the best of our human reason, reflection and research. Those two dimensions are distinct but compatible and certainly not mutually exclusive. Remember you’re seeking God’s candidate. People on the search committee aren’t there to represent a certain constituency. If they attend an 8 o’clock service or the contemporary service they bring that perspective and thought in terms of the process, but they’re not there to find the person that group would want. They’re there to find the person God has in mind. Anglican Leadership Institute Announces September Speaking Events
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