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CoGS hears of ‘transformative change’ across church

Tali Folkins — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:05:54 +0000

A first round of strategic planning consultation sessions with Canadian Anglicans has revealed a sense of profound change at hand in the church, the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard at an online meeting Nov. 6-8.

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Strategy and the church

Tali Folkins — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:29:42 +0000

To many of us, strategy may have strong associations with the powers of this world; the word comes from the Greek strategos, or general, and is of course vital in the domains of war, politics and business.

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Church begins work on next strategic plan

Tali Folkins — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:53:50 +0000

Do you have views to share on what the Anglican Church of Canada’s priorities should be in the coming years?

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General Synod approves Journal, communications changes

Matthew Townsend — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:21:08 +0000

Vancouver The 42nd General Synod approved changes to the organization of the two committees that have overseen the communications and storytelling efforts of the Anglican Church of Canada, unifying two committees into one and adopting changes related to the mandate, governance and editorial policy of the Anglican Journal. “Resolution A090 – Communications Coordinating Committee,” moved […]

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CoGS ponders escalating transition to digital for newspapers, new mandate for Anglican Journal

Tali Folkins — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 16:10:04 +0000

Mississauga, Ont. When it meets next July, General Synod can be expected to vote on a proposed “gradual exit strategy from print” for the Anglican Journal and other church print publications, as well as a revised mandate for the Journal that might not include editorial independence, after a series of votes by Council of General Synod (CoGS) Friday, November 23. […]

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First report on Anglican Journal expected in spring, CoGS hears

Tali Folkins — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 22:58:36 +0000

Mississauga, Ont. A group looking into whether the Anglican Journal should continue to exist in print form and be free to determine its own content is expected to release its preliminary results next spring, Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Friday, November 10. Since last spring, a joint working group of the Anglican Journal and […]

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