Coffee Hour At The Commons

On this episode, Alli sits down with the Rt. Rev. Anne Dyer, bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Bishop Anne shares her story coming from her home parish and the encouragement she received from her vicar to serve in the church, before women were ordained. Bishop Anne has been a first in many things: she was in the first group of female deacons, first group of female priests, and first female bishop. She talks about the push back she has experienced, as well as the support she has received and how she maintains balance in her life.   Bishop Anne talks about the importance of “resetting her compass” and sabbath in her ministry as a bishop and as Christians, something she hopes to become a model for her clergy—that rest and renewal are critical to ministry. She also discusses the impact art has had on her spiritual and prayer life, she tries to be in an art gallery a week. She has brought this love of art to ministry as a bishop by starting a Monday morning blog post