Bishop Joey Royal resigned his positions as Suffragan Bishop, Rector of Holy Trinity (Yellowknife) and Director of ATTS in October 2024. He took up a position in Ottawa with the Christian Embassy of Canada, and the move allows his son to attend a special school where he is making great progress working through his dyslexia. Pray for clergy families, as accepting a ministry posting in … Continue reading Retirements and Moves around the Diocese
By Bishop Joey Royal, Director of ATTS Nearly 400 years ago, the English priest and poet George Herbert wrote a little book on pastoral ministry called The Country Parson. The wide-ranging book covers a lot of ground: in it we find guidance on how to study the scriptures, how to preach effectively, and how to catechize the young. We find exhortations on repairing buildings, training … Continue reading Old Things Made New: An ancient vision of Anglican Parish Ministry, alive and well in the Arctic
‘Training Program has expanded is more than we ever
imagined”.
In January, ATTS piloted a new model of education based
on a trade-school approach to mastering practical skills
rather than taking a certain number of classes to graduate. Continue reading ATTS Multiplies Once More!
The Rev. Esau Tatatoapik has moved to the parish of Puvirnituq and takes up the role of Regional Dean for the Hudson Coast. The Rev. Enid Pow has returned to England due to the declining health of her parents. Pray for the Rev. Eimsook Joung to be restored to full health for ministry. Pray for God to raise up more ministers, and to bless our training and recruitment efforts. Besides the four Bishops and the Archdeacon, we have just 12 full-time ministers. Continue reading News and Moves around the Diocese
ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖅᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᕝᕈᐊᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᖅᒧᑦ ᐸᑉᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒻᒪᓗ ᓅᑕᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᕕᓕᕆᔨᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐅ’ᔨᔭᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐴᓚᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᐸᐲ ᓇᑰᓚᒃ (ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐅᔨᐅᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑦᑕᕿᔪᖅ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᒃᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᖅᓂᑐᖃᖅᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖓᓐᓂ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅᒥ). Continue reading News and Moves around the Diocese
Our diocesan theological college, Arthur Turner Training School (ATTS), has undergone a massive shift in the last six months. We’re still as committed as ever to the task of training northern people for northern ministry. What has changed is our model. We have shifted from a campus-based model, with our primary campus located in Iqaluit, to a hybrid model which combines distance education with twice-annual gatherings in hub communities. Continue reading Help us Keep Training Northerners for Ministry!
Back in 2016, when ATTS reopened in Iqaluit, one of the goals was that ATTS would be an education resource for the entire Diocese. Up to now, the focus has been on establishing ATTS in Iqaluit and training on-campus students. We are about to graduate our seventh student since 2016. Praise God. Continue reading The Way Forward for ATTS
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖅᔪᐊᖅ ᔪᐃ ᕈᐃᐊᓪ, ᐊᑕᙳᕈᖅ ᑕᑉᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᕕᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᑭᕝᒐᖅᑐᒐᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕋᕆᔭᒥᓂᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓂᖅ. Continue reading ᑕᒻᓇᐅᒃᑰᖅᓗᓂ ᓯᕗ’ᒧᐊᖅᓂᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓂᖅ:ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ “ᐲᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᒃ” ᑕᓐᓇᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ “ᐸᐅᓗᓯᐅᔪᓂᒃ”
ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᓚᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑑᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓘᕗᖅ. ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᑎᒥᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᔅᑑᓯᒧᑦ ᓄᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᐃᒃᓴᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓪᓗᓂ. Continue reading Mentoring Youth isn’t just for Sunday School Teachers
A Diocese is more than an organization. It is, in a very real sense, an organism, made up of parts that work together interdependently. In the scriptures, the Church is called (among other things) the body of Christ and the bride of Christ. It is, in other words, a living thing, indwelt by the Holy Spirit and empowered for holiness and mission, vitally connected with Christ who is both the head of the body and the groom indissolubly united to the Church, which is his body. Continue reading Mentoring Youth isn’t just for Sunday School Teachers
