{{summary | text__NOTOC__ ==Synopsis==Today, the [[Christian]] [[church]] faces many issues. There is a mass of people who have not heard the [[good news]] of [[Jesus]]. In the developing world, there are millions of people living in poverty. And in the West, the church struggles with issues of [[pluralism]], religion and politics and the role of [[women in ministry]].}}
[[Image:Katherine Jefferts Schori.jpg|thumb|Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of The [[Episcopal church|Episcopal Church]] in the [[USA]] - the first woman elected primate in the [[Anglican Communion]].]]
{{overview}}Today, the [[Christian]] [[church]] faces many issues. There is a mass of people who have not heard the [[good news]] of [[Jesus]]. In the developing world, there are millions of people living in poverty. And in the West, the church struggles with issues of [[pluralism]], religion and politics and the role of [[women in ministry]]. ==Contents==
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==Main article==
Today, the [[Christian]] [[church]] faces many issues. There is a mass of people who have not heard the [[good news]] of [[Jesus]]. In the developing world, there are millions of people living in poverty. And in the West, the church struggles with issues of [[pluralism]], religion and politics and the role of [[women in ministry]].