{"podcast":{"title":"Experimental Sermons Podcast","slug":"experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985","podcast_index_feed_id":6700985,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1275768.rss","website_url":"https://jwdell.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1275768/becaa24a843188938f0fcb8a2baf4c48.jpg","author":"Jake Dell","episode_count":107,"summary":"The Puritans called their preaching \"experimental\" not because they were trying new things in the pulpit, but because they wanted to be tested and proven by the Word of God.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985"},"episode":{"title":"Bishops vs. Vestries in the Episcopal Church","slug":"bishops-vs-vestries-in-the-episcopal-church","published_at":"2026-03-26T22:08:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985/bishops-vs-vestries-in-the-episcopal-church","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985","url":"https://jwdell.substack.com/p/bishops-vs-vestries-in-the-episcopal-8a3","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192256506/67c14c7e93697597e9d6299a75ae4d84.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Episcopalian podcast, Jake Dell reveals how bishops in the Episcopal Church are quietly overriding parish rights through uncanonical “priest in charge” arrangements and flawed search processes. He explains why vestries must reclaim their canonical authority to elect rectors before episcopal overreach permanently weakens faithful congregations. Stay Connected: Follow Pastor Dell on X at https://x.com/jakedell73 . Subscribe to Experimental Sermons at https://jwdell.substack.com/ . Join us for Sunday worship at https://firstchurchwoodbury.org/ . Get full access to Experimental Sermons at jwdell.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"In this episode of The Episcopalian podcast, Jake Dell reveals how bishops in the Episcopal Church are quietly overriding parish rights through uncanonica…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2540,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985/episodes/bishops-vs-vestries-in-the-episcopal-church/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/experimental-sermons-podcast-6700985/bishops-vs-vestries-in-the-episcopal-church.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}