Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Bishop Baskerville-Burrows spoke with us about the importance of making space for various models of ministry and forming leaders capable of ministering across boundaries in places they might be uncomfortable.
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Guest Bio: Bishop Baskerville-Burrows was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis in 2017. She was ordained to the priesthood in 1997 after graduating from Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Before being elected bishop in 2016, she served in the Dioceses of Newark, Central New York and Chicago. She is the first black woman to be elected a diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church. Her expertise includes historic preservation of religious buildings, stewardship and development, race and class reconciliation, and spiritual direction.
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