The Pledge of Nonviolence

The Pledge of Nonviolence

The 188th Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina in 2004 passed a resolution (2004-5), “On Adoption of the Pledge of Nonviolence from the Institute for Peace and Justice.”

Through this resolution the Convention joined with the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church USA in calling on parishes and parishioners in this Diocese to become “a model for peace-making” by adopting “A Pledge of Nonviolence” as developed by the Institute for Peace and Justice.

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 Conversations about a Theology of Partnership

 Companion links, as our diocese has with Costa Rica and Botswana, is just one expression of partnership, but it's an important one, and we drew from our partners, as well as from folk in our diocese, in producing our first DVD program, a four-part series: Conversations about a Theology of Partnership.    more....

 
Conversations about the Kingdom of God

How do we understand Jesus' many comments about the Kingdom of God?  We have variously interpreted Jesus' teachings as talking about the end of time or the transformation of the world, the "in-breaking" of the Kingdom. Here in this four-part series, released in August 2008, Bishop "Chip" Marble, Canon Michael Battle and EfM participants reflect on their understandings.    more....

The School of Ministry

at the Greensboro office
of the Episcopal Diocese of NC
1901 West Market Street 
Greensboro, NC  27455  
336-273-5770

The Rev. Dr. Leon Spencer, Dean; 
The Rt. Rev. Chip Marble, Assisting Bishop;      
Shelley Kappauf, Executive Admin. Asst.
and EfM Coordinator