Powerful Preaching and Teaching, Global Guests Mark Anglican Church Gathering Assembly 2012 Culminates with Closing Eucharist  Sermon from Bishop John Guernsey of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic: "Our heavenly Father wants to use our suffering for Jesus to forge in us true holiness, a godly humility, a merciful and forgiving spirit, an unquenchable joy... Adversity, crisis and especially persecution can stir the Church to obedience to the Great Commission and to bring many to salvation."  Read more... Dr. Ed Stetzer Discusses the Local Congregation, Our Engine for Church Planting  "God is calling your church and my church to join Him in His global mission."    Read more... Bishop Ponniah Urges Perseverance through "In-Between Times"  "For every heartbreak that you experience in the in-between times there will come a day when God will wipe away every tear and there will be sorrow no more," said Ponniah. "That gives us courage and hope and puts a spring in our witness." Read more... Baroness Caroline Cox on Gospel-Centered Relief and Development  Baroness Caroline Cox, honorary chair of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund, addressed Assembly on June 8 with a sense of urgency for spreading the Gospel while helping those in need. "I cannot do everything, but I must not do nothing," she said.  Read more... Bishop Todd Hunter Shares Lessons from Church Planting  "There is no formula for church planting. Church planting is not rocket science. It is rocket art," he said. In order to embrace church planting as an art, Hunter warned the Assembly to not "fall in love with your strategies and tactics," but to "ruthlessly evaluate everything you are doing." Read more... More News Coverage from Assembly 2012  Visit www.AnglicanChurch.net/Assembly2012 for more news from Assembly, including stories, photos and videos. We will also continue to feature news on our Facebook and Twitter pages!