Official Diocesan Blog

The Bishop's Summer Book List

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Bishop's Book List
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Looking for a new book recommendation for your summer travels or Sunday afternoons? Here are nine of Bishop Alex's favorite books for our summer vacation reading lists. Which of these have you read? And what's in your beach day tote bag?

The Importance of Sabbath Rest

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Sabbath Rest Video
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"By taking a Sabbath, we are acknowledging one of the fundamental truths of what it means to be human. We have limits. We are not infinite. We can’t do everything. We can’t keep going without stopping. It is not good for us. We’re not designed to be that way. So to stop on a Sabbath, to take time away to rest is to remind ourselves that we are human—to embrace our humanity and our physical and material limits."

Our Diocesan Vision: Agile

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Our Diocesan Vision: Agile
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"The truth is that when we are not operationally excellent, we expend a lot of time, energy, and sometimes money on things that take away from being kingdom minded, being missional, being invested in discipling, being relational with our leaders. Being operationally agile, being able to respond quickly, having operational and administrative tasks handled well within our churches—and more broadly within our diocese—ultimately supports the fulfillment of the mission of the gospel." 

Institution of the Rev. John Corbett as Rector of Somerset Anglican Fellowship, Somerset, PA

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The Rev. John Corbett
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Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, will institute the Rev. John Corbett as rector of Somerset Anglican Church in Somerset, PA, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Your prayers and presence are requested.

Our Diocesan Vision: Kingdom-Minded

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Our Diocesan Vision: Kingdom-Minded
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"We need to be unapologetic that making disciples is what Jesus asked us to do... not because we want to grow our particular fiefdom, but because it's fantastic to know Jesus." 

In this third video of a four-part series, Bishop Alex explains the importance of the third pillar in his vision for the diocese: prayerful, relational, kingdom-minded, and agile. 

Our Diocesan Vision: Relational

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Our Diocesan Vision: Relational
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"We have a tendency to want to rely on programs, on teaching large groups, which is efficient. But it is not—and can never be—a replacement for relational, one-on-one discipling, for an apprenticeship kind of ministry, particularly in raising up leaders." 

In this second video of a four-part series, Bishop Alex explains the importance of the second pillar in his vision for the diocese: prayerful, relational, kingdom-minded, and agile.