BISHOPx Forum: The Rev. Canon Blair Pogue

Bishop Loya and your team of missioners are excited to introduce the BISHOPx Forum, the offspring of last year’s Leading Beyond the Blizzard gatherings and a deeper exploration of our four priorities. 

Episcopal churches, like churches of other denominations, face incredible challenges right now. Attendance is down, younger generations are mostly absent, institutions are suspect, and a growing number of people think they can live a meaningful life without God. Many of the challenges our faith communities face are are adaptive, meaning they can't be solved with quick, technical fixes. At the same time, people are looking for spaces to make spiritual meaning of their lives and the difficult events of the last two years. How can we use this moment to refresh our perspectives and learn to let the Holy Spirit lead our faith communities by engaging in spiritual practices and simple processes that allow us to listen to God and our neighbors, try small experiments without fear of failure, and share our learnings? In this forum The Rev. Canon Blair Pogue, ECMN's new Canon for Vitality and Innovation, will talk about ways we can discern and join up with the Holy Spirit's work in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and faith communities, and be filled with new energy so we can participate in the future God is bringing forth.