Save the Date: Upcoming WESTMODIOlogues for Bishop Nominees Dear Congregations, How time flies. The Bishop Search Committee has been hard at work and will soon present to the Standing Committee their slate of final nominees for the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri. Once this announcement is made, the Transition Committee will […]
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Update on Nominations and Applications for the IX Bishop Dear Friends, We are pleased to share with you an update on the bishop search process. Last week, the nomination and application period closed. Having received an exciting response from many gifted applicants, we look forward to our next phase of discernment with these applicants.
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The Standing, Transition, and Consecration Committees Announce the Consecration Date for the Ninth Bishop Dear Diocesan Family, Many of your fellow siblings in Christ gathered this past weekend to launch the next stage of our journey to call the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri, and it was a joyous gathering. While
Continue to Share the Diocesan Profile Dear Friends, Just over two weeks ago, we published our Diocesan Profile both to our diocese and to the wider church. Since then, the profile has been posted on our website and social media channels, on the Episcopal News Service’s job postings board, and distributed via email to
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The Bishop Search Committee Shares the Diocesan Profile Dear Friends, The Bishop Search Committee, with the approval of the Standing Committee, is elated to share the Diocesan Profile with you and with the wider Church today. We hope every member of the diocese prayerfully reads through these pages of history, mission, ministry, finances, stories,
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Bishop Search Survey Results Dear Friends, We are so grateful for the many of you who participated in the Listening Sessions and Survey hosted by the Bishop Search Committee. We are also deeply grateful to the nine churches who hosted these gatherings and to the other communities within our diocese who gathered for their
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Announcement of the Consecration and Transition Committees Dear Diocesan Family, It seems like just yesterday that the bishop-search website went live in late August, but here we are nearly six months later. It has been exciting to see and hear what our community is looking forward to in their ninth bishop. As we move
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A Reminder About the Bishop Search Listening Sessions Dear friends, We are so grateful to all of you who have participated in our Listening Sessions as we continue our process of engaging with the entire diocese to hear what is on your hearts and minds. We have received a few questions that we want to
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Update on the Listening Sessions – January 9 Dear friends, In this letter, the Bishop Search Committee is pleased to share a new invitation for your participation in this process of discerning candidates to be our next bishop. Please also find a few reminders at the end. We hope you will read through to the
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Commitments by the Standing Committee in West Missouri’s Bishop Search December 13, 2023 As members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of West Missouri, we understand that our duty is to oversee the process of electing and consecrating our next bishop. In order to avoid any appearance of favoritism, to provide a productive climate
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