Jodi Baron's Page

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

TEC

Your Diocese

Diocese of Western Michigan

Your City

Grand Rapids

Your Parish

St. Andrew's Episcopal

Your parish website

http://www.standrewsgr.org

Your blog (if you have one)

http://jodilynnbaron.blogspot.com

Your Anglican 'Species'

Lay person

Your 'Day Job'

Rearer of small episcopalians and aspiring aspirant, candidate, and postulant for priesthood.

What you do for fun and re-creation?

read, drink coffee and talk with people, play with my children, camp, hike, swim, sew, take pictures, finger paint, bake.

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

A way to plug in post-college young adults, intimate relationships with fellow parishoners (small groups to nurture spiritual growth), and finding ways to come together and not have to agree on every issue.

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

Via Media is one of our solids that we can bring to the conversation. We are passionate about NOT being polarizing and that is UNlike most any other denomination that speaks to social issues in our world today, in my opinion.

What do you want Anglimergent to be? and what other Anglimergent resources, gatherings, activities or events would you find helpful for your ministry?

I want Anglimergent to be a place of questions not answers, for conversations, not teachings, for expansion of models for doing ministry. I would love to see round table discussions happening on a monthly basis with others by region, books to read lists to share with others interested in this.