Faith Formation
Christian Education and the Role of the Family and Church What is Christian Education? Lawrence O. Richards defined Christian Education as the process by which the body of Christ is brought to its fullest potential in its goal of Christlikeness. The process is concerned with growth accomplished through interpersonal relationships …
The Spiritual Disciplines, perspectives for the Caribbean Church
Defining Spiritual Disciplines According to Donald S. Whitney, the Spiritual Disciplines are those practices found in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ. [1] Whitney goes on to say that these are the habits of devotion and experiential Christianity that have been practiced by …
House of Bishops – Communique
Communiqué The House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) meeting on Tuesday, March 7, and the Standing Committee of CPWI meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Cardiff Hotel, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, in the Diocese …
INFORMATION BULLETIN
by Bishop Laish Z. Boyd Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos IslandsThe Church of England is one of 46 separate and independent provinces in the worldwideAnglican Communion. At its recent General Synod (annual general meeting or nationalassembly) held in February 2023, it made a decision to …
Retired Anglican Bishop Robert Thompson Dies
Bishop Thompson who retired in 2020 after 47 years as an ordained minister is remembered for the “single-minded passion” which he displayed for his lifelong pastoral vocation in the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. This culminated with his consecration in 2005 as Suffragan Bishop of Kingston – an …
Christmas Message – Bishop Ernest A. Flemming
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Once more we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, God’s most vital gift to humans. It’s themost wonderful time of the year for thousands of Christians. We listen again with gladness,as the Evangelist Luke narrates the story of God’s most stupendous act. We name …
Christmas Message – Bsp Claude Berkley
My Brothers and Sisters, Friends, You probably know the chorus to the song, “Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.” It connected me to the input of the heavenly host after the birth of Jesus, and how the angel and the heavenly host erupted in praise, giving glory …
Christmas Message – Bsp Leopold Friday
As a Diocese, we celebrate the birth of Christ amid several challenges as we journey on through the COVId-19 Pandemic, the explosive eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano, hurricanes, storms, increase in the cost of oil and other commodities, high homicide rates in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. …
Christmas Message – Bsp Michael Maxwell
Dear friends in Christ, One of the most uplifting, well-known and well-loved carols that will be sung in most of our Churches this Christmas Day is “Joy to the World;” but did you know that this carol, penned some three hundred years ago by the famous hymn writer Isaacs Watts, …