From the Anglican 1000 site:
Anglican1000 is an initiative of the Anglican Church of North America to raise up Anglican congregations and communities of faith across North America to reach people with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. During his investiture, Archbishop Bob Duncan made the astonishing, prophetic call for 1000 new works during his ministry. A few months later, a team of leaders gathered in Plano to dream about a cooperative movement to plant churches and answer this call. What began as an applause line during Archbishop Bob Duncan’s installation sermon has become a strategic initiative chaired by the Rev. Canon David Roseberry with the vision to plant new works in the Anglican Way to reach North America with the Good News.
Anglican1000 exists to rapidly catalyze the planting of Anglican congregations and communities of faith. A team of bishops, clergy, and planters from all parts of the Anglican Church are working together to strategize, encourage, and resource this exciting work of God. Anglican1000 is here to honor the Lord while serving and equipping the planters that God is raising up. Be sure to check out the Resources section of the site for information about the different models of planting being explored, best practices, and further information for planters. Our On the Move blog will keep you up to date on what is happening around North America in the world of Anglican Church Planting.
The Twitter hashtag for Anglican 1000 is #a1k and you can see tweets in real time here.
“Anglican1000 exists to rapidly catalyze the planting of Anglican congregations and communities of faith.”
This is bunk. The whole movement is designed to undermine the established Anglican church.
Lately, I have seen nothing here but negativity hurled at the Anglican church. You focus on any tid bit of negativity. There is promise and possiblity all around you and you focus on the tribulations of the Anglican church. What’s the story about having friends like these?
I’ve never seen a story here focusing on growth in the diocese of Toronto, the efforts of Dennis Drainville to build the church in Quebec or the wonderful church plant endeavours in the the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland.
But I shouldn’t be surprised as your main goal is to undermine, not build and unite.
Eph 3:20, I’m with Paul in Phil 1:15-18. If God uses the ACoC to bring sinners to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, amen to that!
#1 Eph 3:20
Why do you sound so angry and bitter? Surely, as a Christian, you can’t take exception to our trying to bring ALL the unchurched to the knowlege and love of Jesus Christ? Like it or not, the ACoC gave up on evangelism many years ago. Remember “the Decade of Evangelism” that was talked up but never happened? The ACNA is simply trying to fulfil the Great Commission and carry on where TEC and the ACoC left off.
Eph 3:20 ~
Oh well. I guess you have overlooked a simple Scriptural truth….
“With God, ALL things are possible”
Eph: – I’m trying to get past the anger and I’m sure you will agree that it is very difficult at times, HOWEVER, is the goal of 1000 plants not admirable? Rather than boiling over, why not try for a change of heart and maybe even come on side and start helping to build just one of those plants!
Leave the old behind and take up the new. That’s what Jesus asked us to do the day He went to the Cross.
Hey Eph ~ Fill us in with your story about the wonderful plants in the diocese of Eastern newfoundland and labrador! The only ones I know of are taking place within ANiC in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Eph 3:20, you seem to be guilty of the very thing you are aiming at us.
Maybe rather than commenting negatively on a positive article, you could tell us all about the growth in the diocese of Toronto, etc. I’m happy to hear about it.
For Eph 3:20
The only people seeking to undermine the Anglican Church are those who believe the authority of Scripture is subject to their approval. The ACoC by reason of its failure to discipline apostate bishops such as Michael Ingham and Michael Bird is undermining itself. To be an Anglican one must first of all be a Christian and regretfully apostates such as Michael Ingham have removed themselves from that designation. If you are to defend the Anglican church from apostasy you should be on the front lines to fight apostasy – not seeking to defend it.
Eph 3:20 does not seem to like competition, especially from other Anlgicans. But even before the ANiC and the ACiNA how many Anglicans had already left the ACoC for other Faith Groups? Just how many former ACoCers are now in the Presbyterian Church (my own brother for one)? How many are now in the Roman Catholic Church? How many are now in an Evangelical Church (I know of at least one family in my area that recently left the ACoC for the Alliance Church). How many are not going to Church at all (my own sister is one of these)?
Eph 3:20 should wake up and smell the coffee. Over the past 40 or 50 years the ACoC has steadilly drifted away from God’s Holy Word so much that about half of the people who used to be members are not members anymore, and the secular people (i.e. homosexuals) who the ACoC seems to be so concerned about are simply not filling the now empty pews (and in many cases empty Churches).
Please don’t get me wrong. Sinners need to be saved. Just don’t change God in order to be more appealing. Doing that saves no-one.
Anglican1000 exists to rapidly catalyze the planting of Anglican congregations and communities of faith.”
“This is bunk. The whole movement is designed to undermine the established Anglican church.” First of all Ephram (The opposite of an anagram) the first paragraph exists, therefore it cannot be bunk. Its reason may be “bunk” to you and I am sure it is also bunk to those “new age” members of the ACoC. But it has been said “If it is of God it will endure, if not it will not!” The purpose of my Anglicanism is to survive and protect the truth that is Jesus Christ. We exist because my “old” Anglicanism failed in this. Consequently her abdication caused her to lose the credibility you describe as “established”.
Eph3:20 ~
“I’ve never seen a story here focusing on growth in the diocese of Toronto”
eph: perhaps you can write a story about the growth in the diocese of Toronto. I’d like to see it.
When I was a child, attending sunday School and Anglican Youth
Group at my Anglican Church in Port Hope, Ontario I can’t say I saw any “growth”. I saw a parade of Priests go through town, only one of which I thought I saw the face of Jesus in.
In one I saw the face of a gambler, he wanted to “roll craps” with the boys on sunday night at Youth Group. Wow, when I think of everything he taught us about Jesus……ZERO.
That Church spawned some good people and some ‘duds’. One of the ‘duds’ is fairly high up in the church now as a layperson, attending Synod in England at times and at times attending high school reunions expounding on the virtues of the ‘new age’ attitude towards the GLBT movement. Yuk!! I feel nauseated.
Eph3:20 ~ I implore you, please show me some ‘good’ growth in the Diocese of Toronto!
blessings,
gerry
Hi Eph3:20,
I appreciate your input here, it sure makes for some lively discussion! I just wanted to address your point: “This is bunk. The whole movement is designed to undermine the established Anglican church.”
I would argue that’s not the case. It seems like you are implying that the 1000 church plan will be “stealing” established ACC churches or parishioners. That is not what Church planting is about. As a member of one of these Church plants I can tell you that we don’t view the local ACC church as our enemy or competitors, nor are we trying to poach members from them or from any other church. We are rather trying to reach people in the local community who are “un-churched”.
John
For John #10 and Eph 3:20
John is absolutely right in stating we are not trying to poach members from existing churches, ACoC or otherwise. However, we do need to bring the true gospel to all and that does undoubtedly include members of ACoC parishes that have apostate leaders. Tragically that includes many due primarily to priests that are reluctant to stand up to apostate bishops or are of the same mind and continue to promote false teaching and apostasy. If the ACoC and its leadership were true to the gospel the ANiC would never have developed.
Eph, are you still there? One of the facts of the existance of the ACNA is that there are leaks and cracks in the fabric of TEC and ACoC. This cannot be denied. On June third the ACoC general Synod will determine one of three things for Canadian Anglicans in the ACoC.
One – to stay the course and join the likes of the dioceses of New Westminister, Ottawa, Niagara, and others that are waiting in the wings such as Huron and Toronto. This of course may open the floodgates.
Two – Try to patch up the leaks and cracks by continuing to be obtuse, thus prolonging the agony and confusion which I feel is dishonest.
Three – Turn around-go back down-back the way we came! in short – repent, knowing that the writing is on the wall, and the Kingdom of God is at hand.
Will June 2010 be a defining month for Canadian Anglicanism?
It seems that Eph3:20 has gone on a holiday having achieved his/her desired effect, which is that of a fisherman…. you know, throw the bait and let the suckers (a type of fish) take it…. successful again….
Not so Gerry, not so. As I said in an earlier stream, trolls serve a purpose. The creative thought that has been generated by Eph’s rant has not been done by fish – of any kind! Take care Bro!