Dent Davidson's Page

Your Anglican Church Body Affiliation (CofE, TEC, AMiA...) - Leave blank if not applicable

TEC

Your Diocese

Chicago

Your City

Chicago

Your Parish

St. Paul & the Redeemer

Your parish website

http://www.sp-r.org

Your Anglican 'Species'

Lay person, Postulant

Your 'Day Job'

Missioner for Liturgy & the Arts/Director of Music

What you do for fun and re-creation?

Love to cook & entertain. Playing with my dawgs. (2 golden retrievers) Singing jazz standards when I can...

What do you see as some of the biggest challenges facing Anglicans today?

Learning the difference between Unity and Uniformity is our greatest challenge. And until we learn it thoroughly, our mission and ministry will be diminished.

The issues which divide us are, in the end, not as big as we think: The petty squabbling over issues of sexuality, orthodoxy, literalism, judgmentalism, etc. are challenges of our own making, and it IS within our power to live beyond them, because with God all things are possible.

What do you see as some of the biggest opportunities for Anglicans today?

We are uniquely poised in history to do something wonderful. We have the capacity to spread God's message of love, hope and liberation FROM THE MARGIN. We need to realize that marginalization, while it can be challenging and even lonely, has its own set of abundant blessings. I think we should dance joyfully on the margin with our arms and hearts open, ready to welcome others, and receive the blessings that are already being showered down.