tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post8184892157102293962..comments2024-02-15T03:32:25.686-05:00Comments on Preludium, Anglican and Episcopal futures: On electing bishopsMark Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-11205399712786655892014-09-05T09:04:48.035-04:002014-09-05T09:04:48.035-04:00Perhaps now that TREC has advised that TEC should ...Perhaps now that TREC has advised that TEC should increase the power of the PB and she has said she wants bishops appointed rather than elected it will simply be a case that the current PB will appoint them whenever necessary, rather like the Pope? <br /><br />Chris H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-33860928262060114402014-08-27T08:10:17.430-04:002014-08-27T08:10:17.430-04:00As a layperson who has observed the process of sel...As a layperson who has observed the process of selecting both rectors and bishops, I am convinced that the outcome is at least as much about the electors as the candidates. In many cases, disappointed episcopal candidates should thank God for the outcome of the election.<br /><br />Selecting a bishop is, I think, trickier than selecting a rector. The role of bishop is different from that of priest, and past performance is a less sure indicator of future seccess when choosing a bishop than when choosing a rector. Even a good candidate for bishop, in the abstract, may be a poor choice in a particular case, And the danger of the “successful” episcopal candidate’s becoming an exemplar of the Peter Principle is a very real one.<br /><br />That becoming a bishop appears to be the next rung on the career ladder for a priest is very seductive. Those with a thirst for the purple should remember the old warning, however: Be careful what you wish for; you might get it.Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-31659584201711112822014-08-25T23:35:36.241-04:002014-08-25T23:35:36.241-04:00This has set me to thinking with regard to the anc...This has set me to thinking with regard to the ancient Church, the time when there were no priests, just bishops and deacons. How did one become a bishop then? It seems that the Apostles appointed them (or we’re led to believe eventually began commissioning others to appoint them, Titus 1:5) until there were no more living Apostles, but what was the system following that?<br /><br />The author of 1 Tim 3:1 makes a statement that sounds akin to discernment of a calling.Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-2327800625881680832014-08-25T22:40:37.788-04:002014-08-25T22:40:37.788-04:00Bravo, Mark. Well said. So you belong to the order...Bravo, Mark. Well said. So you belong to the order of ex-future bishops.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394514831121911855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1607651199050184002014-08-25T17:52:39.810-04:002014-08-25T17:52:39.810-04:00As a member of a church which elects bishops from ...As a member of a church which elects bishops from the ranks of priests (and, occasionally, the ranks of the already bishopped) your post has set me thinking about whether we do need a process of discernment of vocation to be a bishop, separate from the election of bishops to fill particular posts.<br /><br />To an extent the CofE which 'appoints' rather than 'elects' its bishops has this system because they have a list of possible candidates to be bishops from whom (so I understand) the appointed bishops are chosen. There is also the twist that quite often the post of diocesan bishop is chosen from the ranks of suffragan bishops.<br /><br />Naturally my mind starts to think about amalgamating the best features of both approaches ...Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-9114513397851153902014-08-25T12:18:19.280-04:002014-08-25T12:18:19.280-04:00Thanks, Mark. Wise words. Speaking here as a Mary...Thanks, Mark. Wise words. Speaking here as a Mary in a more Martha world. And with a good friend recently elected Bishop, and another friend not elected. Blessings on your ministry among us.Catharine Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567747675860349845noreply@blogger.com