The Rev. Canon Betsy Randall Essay

Type: Site page (Who We Are), bishop transition candidate essay, "Why I Feel Called to Discern with the Diocese of Northwest Texas."

Sections

West Texas: Grew up in Midland; loves big skies and the relational, resilient, humorous people. The Bishop Search profile phrase "people are more important than programs" drew her to pray about discerning.
This Season: Cites secularization, division and loneliness, including the 2025 Cigna Group study. Younger adults are lonelier and less likely to attend church, yet spiritual hunger persists among "the nones." She calls for relationship-building.
Your Gifts: Sees the diocese as running on relationships: clergy collegiality, Convention as a family reunion, lay and ordained leaders, Episcopal schools, youth programs, campus ministry, outreach, hospitality, and humor.
My Joy: Connecting people to their gifts, inspiring action, and equipping people to reach those outside the church.

As rector of Epiphany, Richardson, she started a partnership with St. Mark's, Coleman, TX. Over five years it created a food pantry and soup kitchen run by Christian Family Ministries of Coleman, through three-day mission trips.
She brought this model to the Diocese of Oklahoma, where the Mission Partners program involves rural and urban parishes.

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