http://anglican1000.org/ en staff@anglican1000.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-16T18:25:17+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/caminemos_juntos_let_us_walk_together_2012_celebrates_annual_gathering/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/caminemos_juntos_let_us_walk_together_2012_celebrates_annual_gathering/#When:18:25:17Z ¡Caminemos Juntos!, an intiative of Anglican 1000, seeks to spark a church planting movement among Hispanics and to bring together current Anglican Hispanic churches and ministries in North America. With this goal, a second annual gathering will be held this summer as a follow-up to last year’s successful two-day event outside of Chicago, Illinois, which served as an initial consultation on Hispanic/Latino ministry in North America. ¡Caminemos Juntos! 2012 will take place on August 9-11, 2012 at St. James’ Cathedral/Our Lady of Guadalupe, 4147 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, California. Archbishop Duncan and other leaders in the church planting movement will be present. The event will be hosted by Greenhouse Regional Church Movement led by the Rev. Canon William Beasley. The primary themes of this special gathering will be Inner Healing, Hispanic Church Multiplication with Lay Leaders, and Developing Second Generation Leaders. More than two dozen congregations from around the country are already participating in this Hispanic outreach ministry which is led by two facilitators - the Rev. Gabe Garcia and Jonathan Kindberg. The Rev. Garcia serves as Senior Pastor of Rancho Hills Church, an interdenominational church in San Diego, CA. He has also served as the Hispanic Initiative Network Leader for the Anglican Mission in the Americas and helped plant a church in Bogotá, Colombia as well as groups in Tijuana, Mexico. Garcia grew up in a pastoral and missionary home. As a child, he lived several years in the mission field of El Salvador and Nicaragua. “Growing up in a missionary home at the interdenominational level gave me a great perspective of being able to work within the larger context of the body of Christ. I learned how to adapt, and the aspect of adaptation has ended up being a great tool for service. This tool helps us to take into account our surroundings, and therefore we can fulfill our purpose of reaching all cultures with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Further, when you effectively use the tool of adaption, you are always a part of the changes happening around you which then allows us to share the Gospel,” said the Rev. Garcia. “In the last few years, God has given the Church in our context an opportunity to reach out to the Hispanic community and it’s our responsibility as followers of Christ to take advantage of the harvest field that’s out there,” added Garcia. Garcia received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, and also studied for ministry at LIFE Pacific College and Reformed Theological Seminary. Jonathan Kindberg, a lay catechist who has helped plant several congregations in Chicagoland, is another key leader in the ¡Caminemos Juntos! initiative. Jonathan also is a church network facilitator for Mosaic, a multi-denominational and multi-ethnic network of churches in DuPage County, Il. He grew up in Latin America as a missionary kid and graduated from Wheaton College. The Rev. Garcia continued to speak of the ¡Caminemos Juntos! movement and the overall goal for the upcoming summer gathering: “We want the journey of the Church to always be done with the recognition of the message of hope and transformation with which we have been entrusted. This will help us as we walk together. This will also help us to see the open doors of ministry that are available to us. “Many times, we’re so involved in our parish or ministry, that we don’t realize the open door that is right in front of us,” concluded Garcia. For registration information for ¡Caminemos Juntos! 2012, visit http://caminemosjuntos2012.eventbrite.com/ Articles, Feature, On the Move 2012-04-16T18:25:17+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/whats_next_for_daniel/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/whats_next_for_daniel/#When:15:27:30Z With the announcement of the next phase of Anglican 1000, we are also happy to announce what’s next for our outgoing Executive Director, the Rev. Daniel Adkinson. From the Christ Church Plano website: New Associate Pastor for Communications and Development Over the last few years, Fr. Daniel Adkinson has worked closely with Fr. David Roseberry as they have led the Anglican 1000 movement. Established through the catalytic leadership of Christ Church Plano, this signature piece of the Anglican Church in North America is now moving to Pennsylvania to be led by a new vicar. We are happy to announce that Fr. Daniel, and his family, will remain with us in Plano, and he will serve as the Associate Pastor for Communications and Development. He will oversee our communications team, while also developing resources with Fr. David to serve the broader church. Make sure to (re)-welcome Fr. Daniel and his family as he takes on this exciting new role. On the Move 2012-03-28T15:27:30+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/one_month_away_from_breaking_through_reaching_out/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/one_month_away_from_breaking_through_reaching_out/#When:20:34:07Z Breaking Through and Reaching Out is a one day conference on church planting and evangelism presented by the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes and Anglican 1000 in conjunction with their diocesan synod. This conference is being held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Akron, Ohio. What: Breaking Through and Reaching Out is sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes. Clergy and lay leaders alike will gather to discuss the important topics involved with church planting and evangelism in an Anglican context. Speakers include William Beasley; the event also includes workshops and a concert by Heartland Worship Community. When: Friday, April 27 - Saturday, April 28 Where: St. Thomas Hall, Akron, OH This year as part of the diocesan Synod, the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes is hosting a Church Planting and Evangelism conference in conjuntion with Anglican 1000. The event will be packed with some amazing guest speakers and events. For more information including registration, please check out the conference website here. Articles, On the Move 2012-03-27T20:34:07+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/caminemos_juntos_2012/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/caminemos_juntos_2012/#When:20:30:37Z ¡Caminemos Juntos! Let us Walk Together! El Hispano y el Futuro de la Iglesia Anglicana Hispanics and the Future of the Anglican Church Fechas: Jueves el 9 de agosto (de las 7 p.m.) al sábado el 11 de agosto (hasta el mediodía) Pre-conferencia talleres la mañana del jueves 9 de agosto Lugar: St. James’ Cathedral/Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 4147 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726 Conferencistas: Arzobispo Robert Duncan y otros Temas: Juntos Sanando Multiplicación de la Iglesia a travez de ministros laicos Desarrollando lideres de la segunda generación y otros… Para mas info Dates:  Thursday, August 9 (7 p.m.) to Saturday, August 11 (12 noon) Pre-conference workshops Thursday morning Place: St. James’ Cathedral/Our Lady of Guadalupe, 4147 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726 Presenters: Archbishop Robert Duncan and others Topics: Inner Healing Training Hispanic Church Multiplication with Lay Leaders Developing 2nd Generation Leaders and more… For more info Articles, Caminemos Juntos, On the Move 2012-03-27T20:30:37+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/the_next_phase_of_anglican_1000/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/the_next_phase_of_anglican_1000/#When:21:12:37Z From the ACNA Website: The time has come to move to the next phase of Anglican 1000 in order to expand upon God’s call to spread His Church. As one of the primary ministries of the Anglican Church in North America, Anglican 1000 has grown immensely since its inception in 2009.  Following Archbishop Duncan’s prophetic call for 1000 new congregations during his investiture, more than 200 new works have been planted, many with the assistance and support of Anglican 1000. Canon David Roseberry, along with the Rev. Daniel Adkinson and other key leaders have helped to grow Anglican 1000 into a collaborative effort by rectors, bishops, dioceses, networks and others who are embracing the call to plant churches. As with any new ministry, the time has come to move to the next phase in order to expand upon God’s call to spread His Church.  Working towards this next phase, the central leadership role and office of Anglican 1000 is moving to the Provincial office located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This new role, the Vicar (Provincial Director) for Anglican 1000, will be the “provincial catalyst for making church planting the central enterprise of the Anglican Church in North America” explained Archbishop Duncan. Archbishop Duncan’s closing message at the 2012 Anglican 1000 Church Planting Summit addressed the history of the church, spiritual warfare, remaining a movement, and “reaching 1000.” Click here to hear audio of his address. The Vicar will serve Anglican 1000 in raising up an ever-increasing number of Anglican congregations and communities of faith to reach the men, women and children of North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. If you are interested in learning more, a full job description can be found here.  Application materials will be accepted until Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. Please join us in praying for this vital new phase in the life of the Anglican 1000 movement. Articles, On the Move 2012-03-26T21:12:37+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/2012_summit_audio_is_now_live/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/2012_summit_audio_is_now_live/#When:19:46:23Z The plenary sessions from the 2012 Anglican 1000 Church Planting Summit are now posted in our Resources Section (under the audio tab). Plenary sessions from Archbishop Duncan, David Roseberry, David Taylor, and Mike Breen. We’ve also got the sermons given by Ray David Glenn and Scot McKnight during our evening worship. Don’t forget that you can also access audio files from our previous Summits and conferences. Articles, On the Move 2012-03-14T19:46:23+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/2012_summit_recap_from_bishop_john_guernsey/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/2012_summit_recap_from_bishop_john_guernsey/#When:19:46:28Z Bishop Guernesy offered 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. The Rev. Tim Keller, Presbyterian pastor, theologian, church planter and speaker at last year’s Anglican1000 Summit, gives these reasons to be planting churches: 1. We want to be true to the Biblical mandate. We obey Jesus’ call and we follow St. Paul’s example as we go to plant churches. Mission strategist C. Peter Wagner says, “Planting new churches is the most effective evangelistic methodology known under heaven.” 2. We want to be true to the Great Commission. New churches are the best vehicle to reach new generations, new residents, new people groups and, especially, the unchurched. 3. We want continually to renew the whole Body of Christ. Keller writes, “It is a great mistake to think that we have to choose between church planting and church renewal. Strange as it may seem, the planting of new churches in a city is one of the very best ways to revitalize many older churches in the vicinity and renew the whole Body of Christ.” New churches bring new ideas to the whole Church, raise up new leaders and cause established churches to reevaluate themselves and redefine their mission more evangelistically. 4. We want to stay focused on the Kingdom of God. The work of church planting by a mother church stirs excitement through new leaders and ministries and income, which, as Keller puts it, “washes back” into the mother church to strengthen it. We are blessed to see a growing number of new churches being planted in our Diocese. Christ Church, Vienna, which began last fall, is thriving. GracePoint in Burke and All Nations DC are in pre-launch stages and others are in the works, as well. To God be the glory! Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out more and more laborers into His harvest field (Matthew 9:38). Faithfully yours in Christ, The Rt. Rev. John A. M. Guernsey On the Move 2012-03-13T19:46:28+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_field_reports/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_field_reports/#When:18:34:46Z During the Summit we were blessed to hear many reports from the field. Matt Kennedy liveblogged several reports for us. Below are his transcripts of the reports. Field Report: St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant Steve Wood: Rector of St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant SC. Last year I had a chance to walk you through City Church which 6th plant since I’ve been rector of St. Andrew’s, and the most fruitful in some regards. In April 2010, I was not thinking about church planting. A thought came into my mind while praying one morning to call the Music Farm (a Charleston nightclub) and see if we could plant a church there. This is a nightclub and a prominent place for bands that come through Charleston. The Music Farm is in a semi-commercial district. We called, not having any idea whether it would be open. We did not want a building because of all the costs. But we knew that a nightclub isn’t doing much on a Sunday morning. They were delighted. Late spring we advertised at St. Andrew’s a new congregation that we were going to plant and we had a series of meetings. We wanted 65 people to start the plant. We identified those people. In October they planted downtown. Now they are 210 on a Sunday. We are committed to holding back growth…we wanted no childcare, nursery, we had a target market—young college age people and college grads. We knew we wanted to grow our daughter church to without destroying the original daughter church. How we do that is still an open question for us. We grew through 2011. We added a second service. Attendance grew to 300. Young adults started having kids and they didn’t want to leave…this was a problem since we had a target audience. As we prayed about this, the children’s museum across the street offered to open doors to us. Very quietly we had a 9am service offering childcare. This February, we are past 450 in attendance. So this is a 30,000 foot view of the City Church plant. On the ground—One of the scriptures that came to mind was Zaccheus wanting to see Jesus. But he could not see because the crowds were in the place. We asked how many want to see Jesus but the church is getting in the way. We did not want to eliminate the church but not to be the stumbling block either. There are churches all over Charleston. The young people downtown wanted to know more of the Lord. But they said they’d tried it and were inoculated. They heard the gospel but had no idea how it was revelation to them. We knew we were missing that group. What would it mean to lay down all church presuppositions…we actually require high responsibility. People are expected to be in life group, expected to serve, expected to give financially. Those are three things they hear every week along with the gospel. Every person who walks into the Music Farm is looking for an experience beyond themselves, a story bigger than them and then they go home. We remind our prayer teams that we have the real experience that these people are looking for. Our prayer is, “Lord thank you for the efforts that have gone on this week but let this be about you.”  That is where we have seen the most dramatic fruit downtown. People come back and have an understanding of kingdom and love. One quick story: We have a variety of people at city church. There are people who sleep outside, people who are homeless and they have their own life group, weak people, professional people. This last week we had a man who’s been homeless for ten years, now people took him under their wings and got him a job. He came to prayer group and said he’d been sober for 12 days, the longest he’d been sober for 12 years. But he has a job, he is expected to help set up chairs. We don’t want spectators but participants. Field Report: Light of Christ Church The Reverend Jennifer Roach planted Light of Christ Church in Seattle about three months ago. I am excited to be here and tell you about Ballard, a neighborhood in Seattle. If you’re familiar with the deadliest catch, a lot of those boats port in our neighborhood. It is a beautiful neighborhood, quite typically “Seattle” in that there seem to be more coffee shops than people. But there are lots of people. Ballard is full of students and lots of hipsters without jobs. It’s a walkable neighborhood. In fact Seattle categorizes Ballard as an “urban village” because people can walk to get 90% of what they need. All times of the day you will see people walking around. It’s my own version of heaven. But it also has a sick and sore side. There are many homeless. We have the highest percentage of people who live alone, over 50 percent, in the country. So there is a lot of loneliness. There is also a great disparity between the rich and the poor, wealth and poverty are neighbors. Our congregation began to meet only 3 months ago. We did not have a sending church. We just started with a group of friends. We’re all evangelicals by background with no Anglican background to speak of. So during the liturgy I could tell them to stand on their heads and they would not know the difference. They are all looking for something that is and feels more real and they’ve found their way to an Anglican church. And they’re making mistakes along with me. I’m a Baptist girl. I fell in love with the Anglican tradition at Resurrection Anglican in Chicago. There I became Anglican.  I went to Seattle looking for a church to fill my soul. Todd Hunter said ‘no one is going to give you the church you long for. You need to make that yourself.’ So I did. One the things we do to build relationships in our neighborhood is put on community dinners with other churches. We cater dinner, bring in artists who paint, musicians who play, and we invite everyone the community and eat with them. There is not an evangelical message but we do give a 5 min story about Jesus and let the narrative work into their souls. Some of the homeless people have started attending our church. They particularly resonate with the liturgy. I’ve had one homeless man tell me, “All day long people tell us what to do and then we come to church and we get to play a part. We have work to do in the liturgy. It gives dignity and hope.” One man comes who apparently used to have a wife, kids, a house. He doesn’t talk about what happened, but he does say it is the love of Jesus that sustains him. He tells me “when it’s cold and I’m trying to sleep, I recite the liturgy in my head and it is a beautiful thing.” He brings questions from his homeless friends and we pray through them on Sunday mornings. We are all new Anglicans. We love this tradition and learning it from you. Thank you Field Report: American Anglican Council Phil Ashy from the American Anglican Council and Bill Midgett from Christ the King Winchester, TN. Phil Ashey: 10 years ago I parachuted into northern Virginia to re-launch a failed plant. I took the 12 people there and managed to reduced them to 2. [laughter] For 7 years it was exciting difficult, gratifying, and terrifying. We did all the reverse of what Roseberry said yesterday, worshiping and preaching and teaching before doing any administration work. This was probably a mistake, but God blessed us and over 7 years we grew to 100 people. Two resources I wish I’d had. Sure Foundation to grow a congregation. And the Clergy Leadership Training Institute.The secret to good church leadership is learning to disappoint people at a pace they can tolerate. [laughter] You need to have character and know how to deal with conflict. The older generation can pass on this wisdom. So we have a number of leaders at the Clergy Leadership Training Institute to help leaders. Now I want to introduce Bill Midgett who is going to share some of his thoughts and experiences with Sure Foundation Bill Midgett+: Let me just start by saying that I love Jesus Christ.Christ the King Anglican Church, Winchester TN, was formed in January 2008. We’d left all our property behind and walked away from it. We’re a transplant. I thought it was going to be horrible. There are lots of resources for church planting, almost no books on transplants. We are writing it as it goes. We are a new start with DNA that needs to be changed. Our situation is probably a lot like many of the ACNA churches represented here. We presently have an Average Sunday Attendance of 50-55. We’ve declined in the last 4 years. God is pruning. Not everyone leaves the church for the same reasons. We have an older congregation that recognizes the need for young people but it’s been difficult to move from recognition to actually reaching out. God has not left us but he has put us in a place where we are utterly dependent. We need to shore up the foundations.  We began doing that in January of last year. I’m going to show slides from our engagement with the Sure Foundation process and also give you some of the things I’ve learned. 1.    It is not a one man effort. It is not all up to you. That is no longer the case with me at Christ the King. It is a shared and growing piece of ministry. This is a change to the DNA from being clergy centered to being Christ centered and letting the Body of Christ be the Body of Christ. 2.    I’ve also had to learn something about communicating and embracing purpose. Before 2011 I could not tell you our core values. Now I can. 3.    Church planters set the DNA for a congregation, so we need to be intentional and explicit about articulating values and helping the congregation live them out. 4.    If it is not good DNA it will take a long time to change. Communicating and living our core values is huge. 5.    Before I would not be able to tell you what our mission is. Now I can. 6.    Before Sure Foundation, I would not be able to tell you the importance of intercessory prayer because we were not engaging in it. Now we are.  That has made a dramatic impact on the life of the congregation. 7.    I would not be able to tell you the importance of community outreach and using the gifts of the people God has given us. Now I can. This past fall we had a fall festival that included a craft sale, face painting, music, food. We thought were just going to raise about $1000 but God blessed it four fold. And we tithed 10 percent back into the community. This was wonderful because I had not thing to do with it. This was led by the lay people 8.    I would not be able to tell you, before Sure Foundation, about the impact of healing prayer. Now I can. We are now looking to break ground on new property and to establish a building. Looking forward down the road, we know that there are so many people in Franklin county who don’t know Jesus. We are even planning to plant a church. These things would not have happened if we were not part of the Sure Foundation. Clergy Leadership Training Institute.As new people come into a diocese, some relationships are there, some are not. Through the Institute I began to form a bond and build relationships with my fellow clergy and create some firm sharing relationships. This provided a context for thinking about leadership in community.The Institute trains clergy to, among many other things, handle conflict, begin and grow small group ministry, lean on the support and prayers of fellow clergy. It has been an invaluable learning experience that has made and is making me the leader God called me to be. Are you the leader God is calling you to be? I encourage you all to consider the Leadership Training Institute. Field Report: Redeemer, Northwestern University Mike Niebauer, Redeemer, Northwestern University. When William Beasley suggested I train to plant a church, I had no desire for lifelong ministry, but I was also jobless so when asked to train for ministry and possibly planting a church, I said okay. I was thinking I was going to be a catechist which was a term in Africa for a lay pastor but I’m now ordained. Eventually we planted Redeemer Church at Northwestern University in 2005. William Beasley worked with me and was there every week and then less as time went on. He was constantly apprenticing and working with me. This congregation continues to grow 4 or 5 hundred students have walked through our doors. As I get to be older and look less like a student, I have a desire to reach out to 20 somethings. When I was as student, there were no churches I could invite my friends to in Chicago. No Anglicans reaching out to Anglos. 2009 we decided to start Redeemer…we wanted to create an atmosphere that anyone in the congregation could be sent out to start a congregation. We wanted to be a church plant that plants churches that, themselves, plant churches. Just as William Beasley set me up in the beginning as a catechist, I would send out people as catechists to start other congregations. I began to apprentice a number of catechist. The atmosphere at Redeemer was that if we could not reach someone or some area in our congregation we would equip someone and send them out as a planting catechist. There were four coming to our church from the Logan Square area of Chicago. They said we love Redeemer but the people we know won’t come this far. So we sent 4 from our congregation to form Logan Square Anglican Church. They have been meeting in an apartment and gathering steam. Heritage Anglican church—this is what I get amped up about. There was a Loyola University student 19 years old, coming to Redeemer. You would not pick him out as a planter. He enjoyed reading Latin and playing the flute. But Jacob was at a Christmas carol night and he gets the idea to start a church in his neighborhood. So I walked alongside him. He started Heritage Anglican Church in a nursing home. Redeemer has planted 4 congregations headed by catechists. My job is to train and equip the catechists at all of these congregations. We have these 4 churches….there are already thoughts about where these 4 can go to plant other churches. To share what we have learned. 1.    Spontaneous growth—we believe that this happens when we release lay people to start congregations. When you allow them and train them and equip them, the number of planters expands a thousand fold, anyone in the congregation can do it. People start to approach you to become catechists and plant churches. 2.    If you do this, you find that you’re able to reach multiple cultures in a community. We believe that when God places a call on your heart, chances are you are the best expert. I have been to Northwestern University. William said, “You’re the expert. You have a vision. Jacob is an expert at nursing home ministry. You’ll hear from Jonathan Kemper in a moment who is starting churches in low income housing. 3.    Resources come in the harvest: All of these churches started with zero seed money. The people who are sent out…the groups are no bigger than three or four. God provided and continues to provide for each. Trust him. 4.  Church planting is more fun than hard. We’re having a blast. It is hard but it is a fun kind of hard. What makes it fun is letting the Holy Spirit show you where to go next. It’s his work really, yours is just to follow and go. 5.    This catechist model builds a missional ecclesiology into the church: the pool of ordinands come from your catechists. These are people to be ordained. William Beasley had me do two congregations before considering me for ordination. There is a high degree of discipline and accountability. They clearly are continually walking alongside them as they take ownership of the church. But as the church begins to fill up with ordained church planters, the mentality and philosophy of the whole will shift toward mission. William Beasley is now working nationally to do this. Field Report: Church Planting and the Hispanic Community Jonathan Kindberg I was born a missionary kid in Latin America. And now I am leading an Hispanic church planting initiative. My hope is to start a church planting movement among Hispanics in North America and pull together this those initiatives and plants that already exist. The Hispanic community is the largest minority in theUSA with 50.5 million people. 1 in 6 people in the US are Hispanics. It is also the fastest growing minority group in the US. 1 in 4 babies born are Hispanic babies. We are right now the second largest Spanish speaking country in the world. What does Anglicanism have to offer? This is a great opportunity to be the via media we talk about being since lots of Hispanic people come from liturgical backgrounds. We preach the gospel in the familiar context of liturgy. And in so doing, we can put the fire of the gospel into the fireplace of liturgy and hopefully see many Hispanics come to the Lord. There are 25 current Hispanic congregations. We’ve planted 6 new congregations in the last 6 months. So we are growing fast. On the Move 2012-03-13T18:34:46+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_workshop_-_communication_notes/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_workshop_-_communication_notes/#When:18:18:45Z At the Summit, Paul Loyless, CEO of d2design, lead a workshop track on church communication and marketing. He didn’t cover everything, but he did cover a lot of ground including: how to know if you are communicating well, the basics of a church website, and how to engage social media. He shared his talk notes and handouts on his blog here. On the Move 2012-03-13T18:18:45+00:00 http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_2012_recap_from_scot_mcknight/ http://anglican1000.org/index.php/site/summit_2012_recap_from_scot_mcknight/#When:20:41:49Z Scot McKnight was one of the featured speakers and our Bible teacher for the 2012 Anglican 1000 Church Planting Summit. Here is his recap of the event posted on his blog: In my life of speaking at conferences, my recent time with the church planters at the Anglican 1000 Summit is at the top. Wow, what a wonderful time for me. Where to begin? First, thanks to Daniel Adkinson (@DLAdkinson) and to the good folks at Christ Church Plano Texas for the invitation and the opportunity to participate in this drive to plant 1000 new Anglican churches this decade.  The good news is that 200+ have been planted in the last two years. Second, in pondering a topic for this conference I chose to speak to neglected workers (church planters) about neglected pastoral texts in the New Testament, and that meant I focused on James 3:1-4:12 and on Colossians 1:24-2:5. There is so much pastoral theology in those verses, and the NT doesn’t focus so much on techniques or strategies as on message and character. But some of the themes these texts surface are not themes we often focus on in pastoral work. So, the texts have something fresh for all of us. Third, surely a highlight for me was meeting everyone — from Archbishop Robert Duncan and Rector David Roseberry and Daniel to Katie Boone and Cathy Carey and Jennifer Roach and David Taylor and Mike Breen and Erik Willits (@erikwillits, my exceptional host and a fellow Pretzel from Freeport IL) and so many pastors who said encouraging words — and hearing daily reports from church planters on what is going on. There is a real sense of fellowship in the gospel among these folks. And, yes, you knew it was coming: the liturgy and order whenever those Anglicans gather together.  I told them I was an Anabaptist Anglican, which stretches the meaning of both words, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the prayer times and the music and the liturgical sense. And then Wednesday night I got to preach in the worship service in Christ Church — and what a wonderful time of worship, singing, eucharist, preaching and dedicating all those church planters. If you are in the Dallas area, do give yourself a life experience of attending worship at Christ Church. (But be careful, you might decide that Book of Common Prayer is the way to go!) Articles, On the Move 2012-03-12T20:41:49+00:00