Speaking from the Heart:  Chaplain Lester Mackenzie

Speaking from the Heart: Chaplain Lester Mackenzie

Born in Johannesburg and raised by his grandparents in Cape Town during apartheid, Deputy Lester V. Mackenzie is fluent in Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Dutch, Portuguese, and he’s getting the hang of Spanish. But the primary language he lives, preaches, speaks and...

Executive Council Opening Remarks January 2015

On January 9, 2015, President Jennings gave these remarks to the opening session of the Executive Council meeting: Here we are in January of 2015. In a few short months, General Convention will be before us. The mood is expectation and anticipation, and it feels a bit...

Draft Rules of Order Released

The House of Deputies Study Committee on the Rules of Order has released its report, which includes a proposed revision to the Rules of Order. Deputies and alternate deputies are asked to read the report, download the draft Rules of Order, and take an online survey...