We are pleased to announce the members of the Search Committee and Transition Committee who will help lead our diocese through the election and welcoming of our next bishop.
These committees were formed through a careful and prayerful process led by a subcommittee of the Council of Trustees. We received many strong applications and are deeply grateful to all who offered their gifts for this work. Final committee rosters were shaped with attention to balance across orders of ministry (lay people, deacons, and priests), geography, experience, age, and skill sets.
We ask your prayers for these leaders as they begin their work.
Search Committee:
Yvonne Amanor-Boadu
Maddy Bishop-Knoth
Oliver Bunker
Andres Felipe Burbano
Daria A. Condon
Kelly Demo
Shelby J “Jim” Edwards III
Monte C. Giddings
Kurt A. Harper
Loren Andrew Houltberg
Kirsten Marie Lee
Josh McCall
Co-Chairs: Scott Howard and Torey Lightcap
Transition Committee:
Zachary Buffington
Catherine Caffera
Julian Campbell
(Sonja) Heidi Daley
Martha Lamoy
Dana Moodie
Susan Kasper Pingleton
Debbie Pitts
Jeff Roper
Catherine Shield
Scott Joseph Shipman
Co-Chairs: Dakota Bennett and Martha Jenkins
Chaplain: David Jenkins
Clerk of the Search Process: Mike Morrow
We are confident these committees will serve with prayerfulness, integrity, and care. Please continue to hold them in your prayers, and join us in giving thanks for their willingness to serve the diocese in this season of discernment.
Faithfully,
The Council of Trustees
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will search for a new bishop to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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