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EP#31 Pastoral Faithfulness: Forming the parish as a community of hope with David Widdicombe

Leaving Egypt Podcast

Our work is only possible with your support. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to enable us to continue with the podcast. Al Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair talk with David Widdicombe about his ministry as an Anglican parish priest in Winnipeg, Canada. Beginning with childhood on a farm on the prairies, David’s journey of formation led him to an encounter with “Red Tory” conservatism and its thoughtful Canadian nationalism. From long pastoral experience and deep theological curiosity, David speaks to the current decline in the church and society with intellectual precision and wisdom. Calling Christian leaders and congregations to commit for the long haul, he advocates for a rootedness of identity in Christ expressed in robust community, liturgy and joy. David Widdicombe was rector at St. Margaret's Anglican Church from 1992 to 2020, where, as he pursued a pre-Enlightenment vision of the parish church as a place of belonging and lay leadership formation, the congregation grew and flourished. Educated at the University of Manitoba and the Vancouver School of Theology, David later studied at Oxford University under Oliver O’Donovan and Rowan Williams. - Links - For Alan J Roxburgh: http://alanroxburgh.com/about https://www.themissionalnetwork.com/author/alan-roxburgh/ https://journalofmissionalpractice.com/alan-roxburgh Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanjroxburgh?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.roxburgh.127/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsnetwork Joining God in the Great Unraveling  Leadership, God’s Agency and Disruptions  Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time  For Jenny Sinclair: Website: https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/from-jenny-sinclair LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/T4CG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/ For David Widdicombe: Empire, Justice and Mercy (Theodosian Press, 2023) And His Hands Prepared the Dry Land: A Political Theology of Climate Change  To Sow the Wind: An Argument Against the War on Terror  The Red Tories with the Rev. Canon Dr. David Widdicombe  Many of David’s lectures can be found here: https://saintmargarets.ca/lectures/ Get full access to Leaving Egypt at leavingegyptpodcast.substack.com/subscribe