The Very Rev. Todd Donatelli is Dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, NC.
The Very Rev. Todd Donatelli is Dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, NC.
Todd Donatelli has been the Dean of the Cathedral since 1997. Prior to that he served as Canon at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Jackson, Mississippi and as Priest Associate at St. Bartholomew's Church, Atlanta. Todd was ordained priest in 1988.
Other church experience has included serving on the Standing Committees of Mississippi and Western North Carolina, the Liturgy and Music Commission of WNC, The Executive Committee of WNC, Delegate to General Convention from WNC, the Diocesan Youth Commission of Mississippi and Atlanta and guest preacher on The Protestant Hour/Day1.
In addition to leading workshops and conferences on Conflict, Vestry Leadership, Parish Weekends, Parishes as Systems and Welcoming the Stranger, Dean Donatelli is the author of articles on the Episcopal Church, marriage, arts and transformation in congregations and is co-author of a study guide to Rowan Williams "Writing in the Dust."
Todd is married to Becky and they have two daughters, Gina and Leah. A native of Chicago, Todd is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s School of Journalism and a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary. Todd enjoys mountain biking, gardening, cooking, photography and blues music.
Nobody likes a good exorcism. You would think the people in the town would have appreciated what Jesus had done for them. No longer need they worry if this demon-possessed person will threaten them. No longer do they need to be concerned that he will bring his destruction to their village. And yet their response is anything but gratitude. They are frightened, and in their fear they ask Jesus to leave. They do not want whatever he is selling.
Read full transcript...Jesus offers, "I pray that they may be one, even O God as we are one." If we were to judge Jesus' ministry based on the effectiveness of this prayer, that the church is one, would we have to wonder if he was a failure? For in what period of the church's history has it ever truly been one, truly without conflict, without mistrust of one another, and without political intrigue? Certainly not today.
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