Tag: conflict

Knowing why, when, and how to say goodbye

July 31, 2023 Stinkbomb 3 comments

One of the hardest things for me as a young priest has been knowing when to say goodbye. That’s been the case for me both personally and professionally. So I wanted to share some observations that hopefully will be helpful. And you’ll see I deliberately shift perspectives, from being on

On bad experiences and church: why churches need to care how they treat people

June 17, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Red Lobster and church—one bad experience ends it all

Growing up near the South Jersey shore, my summers (and even winters) featured many idyllic hours on Long Beach Island. Those days were marked by the stiff ocean waves, the fun of exploring ancient wrecks at low tides, and trips to the wharves for fresh seafood. As a result, my

Episcopal church closings — part II

April 17, 2023 Anglican Watch 2 comments

When an Episcopal church closes, the real reasons don’t involve money or membership. They involve a host of intangible factors that eroded the integrity of the church’s mission.

Is your priest or bishop a serial bully?

January 17, 2022 Anglican Watch 5 comments

One of the givens of change management is that conflict is inevitable in a declining organization. With the Episcopal church now in a state of precipitous decline in almost every aspect of its fortunes, it seems that there is a rapidly increasing level of infighting, bad behavior, bullying, and more

God bless Kennesaw on Defending Christ Episcopal Church: A call for accountability and transparency: “There’s a news letter written by Ben Day. There’s photos uploaded by Ben Day. There’s videos uploaded by Ben Day…”

Ben Day is a pervert on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “We can’t forget about perverted priest Ben Day from Kennesaw who had an affair with an eight month pregnant parishioner…”

HH on Prestonwoood Christian Academy (PCA) hired spouse of convicted sex offender, former PCA teacher: “Hey Eric. Prestonwood is southern Baptist. PCA is just the school initials. It’s a huge mega in Plano, Tx.”

Colin Ross on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “People that lie to children for a living might commit perjury? Color me shocked! The spell of the clerical class…”

Middle on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “A culture of retaliation persists in parishes and by bishops.”