ANGLICAN 1000: ACNA Bishop Excited by Church growth prospects
ANGLICAN 1000: ACNA Bishop Excited by Church growth prospects
By Bishop John Guernsey in Dallas
http://anglican1000.org/?/main/page/637
March 10, 2012
Bishop Guernesy offers a personal recap of the 2012 Summit with his diocese, Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. At the Summit he led a workshop on dealing with money in the church.
Dear Friends, At the launch of the Anglican Church in North America in June, 2009, Archbishop Robert Duncan issued a call for the planting of 1000 new churches in the next five years. It was a prophetic word from the Lord for our Church, calling us to place mission as our highest priority.
This week I am in Plano, Texas, along with more than two dozen others from our Diocese, for the third annual Anglican1000 Church Planting Summit. It is, to say the least, an exciting and stimulating place to be, with nearly 400 participants, many of whom are currently planting a church or preparing to plant. Archbishop Duncan, numerous bishops and senior rectors are here, but I'm so very encouraged by how many among us are young. The passion to proclaim the Gospel and establish new congregations is especially evident among younger Anglicans.
Over 220 new churches, perhaps as many as 250, have been planted so far-things are happening so fast that it's hard to keep track of them all. Whether we reach the full 1,000 in exactly five years is not the issue. We're about creating a church planting movement and to be here in Plano is to see that the momentum is building.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Bishop John Guernsey in Dallas
http://anglican1000.org/?/main/page/637
March 10, 2012
Bishop Guernesy offers a personal recap of the 2012 Summit with his diocese, Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. At the Summit he led a workshop on dealing with money in the church.
Dear Friends, At the launch of the Anglican Church in North America in June, 2009, Archbishop Robert Duncan issued a call for the planting of 1000 new churches in the next five years. It was a prophetic word from the Lord for our Church, calling us to place mission as our highest priority.This week I am in Plano, Texas, along with more than two dozen others from our Diocese, for the third annual Anglican1000 Church Planting Summit. It is, to say the least, an exciting and stimulating place to be, with nearly 400 participants, many of whom are currently planting a church or preparing to plant. Archbishop Duncan, numerous bishops and senior rectors are here, but I'm so very encouraged by how many among us are young. The passion to proclaim the Gospel and establish new congregations is especially evident among younger Anglicans.
Over 220 new churches, perhaps as many as 250, have been planted so far-things are happening so fast that it's hard to keep track of them all. Whether we reach the full 1,000 in exactly five years is not the issue. We're about creating a church planting movement and to be here in Plano is to see that the momentum is building.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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