Andrew Doyle to speak September 17 at All Saints'

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Andrew Doyle, ninth Episcopal Bishop of Texas, describes his six-word autobiography as "Met Jesus on pilgrimage, still walking".  The Rt. Rev. Doyle will speak at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 634 W. Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta 30308, at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 17, 2015 in the sanctuary. The lecture is free and open to the public. Following the lecture the Bishop will participate in a book signing in the All Saints' Church Library. For more information, contact Ellen Hayes, All Saints’, [e-mail]

 

Bishop Doyle received his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary after receiving a fine arts degree from the University of North Texas. Previous to his election in 2008, Bishop Doyle served for five years as Canon to the Ordinary. He also served churches in Temple and College Station, as well as being elected deputy to several General Conventions.  He most recently served on the Structure Committee and is currently president of the Compass Rose Society, a global group of patrons and leaders making a difference in the Anglican Communion.  Bishop Doyle¹s focus for ministry is service, evangelism and reconciliation, planting 15 new churches and more than 50 new missional communities in the next five years. An avid reader and fly fisherman, Bishop Doyle has written several books, often mixing references from pop culture's music and movies with the latest in secular leadership trends in order to reach the broadest spectrum of readers and challenge Episcopalians to move into their communities with the Gospel in word and action.  His writings include: Unabashedly Episcopalian: The Good News of the Episcopal Church, 2012; Orgullosamente Episcopal, 2015; Church: A Generous Community Amplified for the Future, 2015; A Generous Community: Being Church In a New Missionary Age, fall 2015.