The Rt. Rev. Jerry Winterrowd, Bishop of Colorado, addressed the leaders of the diocese on evangelism and stewardship during the diocesan convention Oct. 3-4, and warned that "it cannot be business as usual."

He called for congregations to increase member giving by 10 percent above 1996 levels. "I don't think we're doing a very good job in most of our parishes with stewardship," he said. Bishop Winterrowd also challenged congregations to increase their membership by 15 percent by the end of 1998.

"Let us maximize what we believe as we present one church to a pagan world," he said in his convention address.

Bishop Winterrowd said he does not believe spirituality is dying, but rather, "it is secularity, not spirituality, that is headed for extinction," he said. "People are crying out for spirituality."

He said the traditional Anglican statements of belief must continue to be the foundation of the church's theology. He called the primacy of holy scripture "the rule and standard of faith containing everything necessary for salvation," and said the Apostles' and Nicene creeds are essential parts of that foundation.

The Rt. Rev. Fidele Dirokpa, Bishop of Bukava, Congo, in the Church of the Province of Central Africa, addressed convention in French through an interpreter.