The Covenant of the Pieces Rev Jo Jan was born and raised in Flanders Fields. During his studies in London he was confirmed in the LCiGB, the same church that would ordain him in 2014. His first post was at the Nordic Church in Liverpool. Today, Jo Jan serves at the Episcopal congregation in Waterloo, Belgium. Gen. 15:1-12 , 17-18 The passage from Genesis 15 is known as the Covenant of the Halves or Covenant of the Pieces. It’s not the first Covenant we encounter in the Scriptures and it...

Liturgy: the learning work of the diverse people By Pastor Jo Jan Vandenheede (This article is based on excerpts from a longer study which will be published in Spring 2025 as part of a major research project on diversity by the University of Paderborn (D) and my own Faculty for Protestant Theology and Religious studies in Brussels (B). Bibliographical information is available.) I start by positing two guiding principles, Every individual is diverse, because each of us is an intersection of...