Building a Church to Last: The Miracle in Pawleys
Building a Church to Last: The Miracle in Pawleys
A Proven Model for Planting New Churches and Revitalizing Existing Ones
By Ross Lindsay
Reviewed by David W. Virtue DD
www.virtueonline.org
December 27, 2011
Despite a recent split in The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA), one cannot help but echo the words of Dr. Luis Pulau, "I love the local church. Big or small, charismatic or conservative, the local church is one of the most important institutions - the only established structure that Jesus left for us on this earth. It is his vehicle for ministry. It is his bride."
The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) was a wake-up call to The Episcopal Church that she would no longer own the whole Anglican ballpark in North America. That day was done.
Enter Chuck Murphy.
Anglicans had been worshipping at All Saints, Pawleys for over 250 years when the Vestry in 1982 called Charles Hurt Murphy III, affectionately known as "Chuck," to become their twentieth rector and senior pastor. Average Sunday attendance was 75, typical for Episcopal congregations. Twenty years later, average Sunday attendance at All Saints passed the 800 mark. Pawleys became one of the largest Episcopal congregations in the country.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
A Proven Model for Planting New Churches and Revitalizing Existing Ones
By Ross Lindsay
Reviewed by David W. Virtue DD
www.virtueonline.org
December 27, 2011
Despite a recent split in The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA), one cannot help but echo the words of Dr. Luis Pulau, "I love the local church. Big or small, charismatic or conservative, the local church is one of the most important institutions - the only established structure that Jesus left for us on this earth. It is his vehicle for ministry. It is his bride."The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) was a wake-up call to The Episcopal Church that she would no longer own the whole Anglican ballpark in North America. That day was done.
Enter Chuck Murphy.
Anglicans had been worshipping at All Saints, Pawleys for over 250 years when the Vestry in 1982 called Charles Hurt Murphy III, affectionately known as "Chuck," to become their twentieth rector and senior pastor. Average Sunday attendance was 75, typical for Episcopal congregations. Twenty years later, average Sunday attendance at All Saints passed the 800 mark. Pawleys became one of the largest Episcopal congregations in the country.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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