Resources

The Anglican Communion Official Website
The official website hosts news from all over the Anglican Communion, webpages of its organs, electronic versions of its publications and the links to its networks. Here you can find out information about Provinces and individual dioceses in the Communion, and read addresses of the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Anglican leaders.

The Episcopal Church (Official Website)
Official website of the Episcopal Church. It hosts the Episcopal New Service www.episcopalchurch.org/ens and webpages of the departments and organs of the Episcopal Church.

Theological Education

Theological Education for the Anglican Communion
“Theological Education for the Anglican Communion (TEAC) is a working group of the Anglican Communion which has been established by the Anglican Primates to make recommendations and practical proposals to strengthen theological education within the life of the Anglican Communion.”

National Association for Episcopal Christian Education Directors (NAECED).
The official website of NAECED.

Episcopal Council for Christian Education (ECCE)
Episcopal Council for Christian Education (ECCE) supports those who are called to the ministry of religious education and formation in the Episcopal Church by providing models of life-long learning.

Ministries with Young People (Educator’s Resources)
Browse through the extensive collection of the materials designed to help with planning church year, Sunday school curriculum and much more. Here you will find lesson plans for small congregations, resources on the different teaching methods, teaching styles and even basic supply list for you Sunday school.

Cathedral College (previously known as College of Preachers)
“The Cathedral College is a place for learning new ways to engage the message of God’s love with the contemporary world.” Explore the courses, lectures, and special events offered by the College.

National Episcopal Cursillo
Cursillo, a Spanish word meaning "a short course", is a movement within the Church intended to help Christians know God's love and grace and to help these same Christians discover and live out their personal vocations in the world. Please look through this website for information about Cursillo in the Episcopal Church and how God has been made known through Cursillo.

Leader Resources
LeaderResources offer a great variety of very practical and easy-to-use materials on ministry for children, young adults, adults, leadership and ministry development, and much more.

Other Organizations and Communities

Scholarly Associations

Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
“An international association of biblical scholars who are affiliated with the churches of the Anglican Communion, [whose] purpose is to support biblical scholarship at all levels in the Anglican Communion” The site includes a section where you can “Ask a Bible Question” and receive a personal response from member of the AABS. The site also contains papers which have been presented at their gathering or published in their newsletters (see Archives).

Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
This society is “dedicated to preserving and disseminating information about the history of the Episcopal Church in the United States.”

The Episcopal Church Network for Science
One of the goals of the network is “to facilitate dialogue between this Church and members of the scientific, technical, and medical communities.” Download Episcopal Catechism of Creation produced by the network.

Publishers and Distributors

The Episcopal Media Center
The Episcopal Media Center “serves seekers, learners and leaders by combining the reach of mass media and the immediacy of targeted audio/visual resources to deliver the message of the Gospel.”

The Church Publishing Inc.
Official publishing company of the Episcopal Church. Its online bookstore is a good source for Hymnals, Books of Common prayer and much more.

Cowley Publications
“Cowley Publications is owned by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, a monastic community for men in the Episcopal Church. Historically, monks have a long history with books—and we are proud to continue that tradition.” A good selection of titles, including The New Church’s Teaching Series, and a nice online bookstore.

The Episcopal Book Resources Center
Shop online for books, CDs, gifts, church signs and supplies. Great variety of titles and resources.

The Episcopal Disability Network
This organization of the Episcopal Church works for the inclusion of people with disabilities into the life of the church and of society. Get their advice, tap into a variety of the available resources, and find out what you can do in your parish or diocese. On this website you will find an extensive list of worship (BCP, booklet inserts) and other Episcopal resources available for the visually impaired and blind (large print, Braille, tape and CD recordings).

Societies and Networks

The Episcopal Church Women
“Our vision for all women of the Episcopal Church is that we become a vibrant blend of all ages, coming together as a peacemaking, healing part of the Church. We aspire to be a shining and sharing the love of Christ.”

Environmental Stewardship (Episcopal Church)
Check out articles and other resources at the webpage of the Peace and Justice Ministries Office.

The Episcopal Ecological Network
Find the hymns and other liturgical resources for celebration of the sacred creation. Browse through the documents of the Episcopal Church on the ecological justice and the upcoming events. Get in touch with the members of this vibrant network.

The Episcopal Network for Stewardship
The Episcopal Network for Stewardship provides a number of resources on responsible living (ecology, poverty), congregation development (stewardship) and education.

A Justice that Heals and Restores
A Justice that Heals and Restores is a resource booklet about the principles of restorative justice with suggestions for worship, workshops and bible studies that parishes can use during Advent and Lent. The resource is a joint project of the Restorative Justice Working Group of the Diocese of Toronto, the Church Council on Justice and Corrections and the EcoJustice Committee.

Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Connect, Pray, and Act are the main sections of this site. It allows you to connect to the local chapters of the Fellowship and provides prayers for peace (these prayers come from diverse religious traditions). It also helps you to act by participating in the upcoming events, local initiatives and many groups of interest (Middle East, Sudan, Non-violence and more).

The Episcopal Public Policy Network
The Office of Government Relations and the Episcopal Public Policy Network, of more than 15,000 Episcopalians across the country, brings the positions of the Episcopal Church to our nation's lawmakers. We represent the social policies of the church established by the General Convention and Executive Council, including issues of international peace and justice, human rights, immigration, welfare, poverty, hunger, health care, violence, civil rights, the environment, racism and issues involving women and children.

The Episcopal Network for Economic Justice
“ENEJ serves to strengthen and support those engaged in economic justice ministries and advocate for initiatives within the Episcopal Church.” Find out about events, news, and publications of ENEJ.

The Episcopal Urban Caucus
Find out more about this vibrant organization that strives “to be an instrument of the Gospel exercising radical discipleship in Church and Society.”

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Seminaries

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