{"id":132439,"date":"2020-06-25T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=132439"},"modified":"2021-10-20T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:46:23","slug":"presiding-bishop-michael-curry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/presiding-bishop-michael-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Presiding Bishop Michael Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/PresidingBishop_hero.png)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        Presiding Bishop Michael Curry                      <\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"episcopal-hero-description\">\n            The 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church          <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                          <li class=\"facebook\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBMBCurry\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                                      <li class=\"twitter\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PB_Curry\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                                      <li class=\"instagram\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pb_curry\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<p>&#8220;Being a Christian is not essentially about joining a church or being a nice person, but about following in the footsteps of Jesus, taking his teachings seriously, letting his Spirit take the lead in our lives, and in so doing helping to change the world from our nightmare into God\u2019s dream.\u201d&nbsp;\u2015&nbsp;Michael Curry,&nbsp;<em>Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Most Rev. 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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wistia-inc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The Jesus Movement - New (2019) Branding Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/9su0id74rf?dnt=1#?secret=oeEKffLTri\" data-secret=\"oeEKffLTri\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      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