Will the ACNA Survive?
Dear brothers and sisters in
Christ, friends of the Anglican realignment,
I'm packing up my bags and
getting ready to head home after a rich and rewarding week of ministry with
Bishop Kevin Allen of Cascadia and his clergy. We just completed the third
session of our Clergy Leadership Training Institute (CLTI) here at the beautiful
Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center in Sumas, WA. I am always so very
blessed and encouraged to be among faithful, humble, earnest clergy leaders who
are seeking to serve the Lord with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength.
It truly is a privilege to share with leaders like these - not only here in
Cascadia, but all across North America where we have offered our CLTI's.
In this third gathering of the
CLTI, we focused on clergy as "change leaders" within their local
churches, and the skills they need to help congregations embrace a vision and
mission that is shaped by Christ's Great Commission, including the changes
required to move from maintenance to mission. We shared about the life cycle of
the local church, whether decline is inevitable (it is not!), how to build a
leadership team to discern and communicate fresh vision and new mission, and
where they as clergy are in the life cycle of their own ministries. Here are
just a sample of the comments we received:
"The program [CLTI] is so
supportive and reassuring - yet challenges my ministry to make it more than it
currently is."
"I feel it [CLTI] held all
the elements necessary for my personal and pastoral growth."
"I especially enjoyed the small group discussions and prayer
times."...read more.
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