Friday, July 07, 2023

Friday's Catch: 'Canadian Bishops May Call ACNA Clergy' And More


Canadian Bishops May Call ACNA Clergy
Canadian bishops may license priests from the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), should they choose, after receiving clarity about what it means to bring in clergy who are “in good standing.”

Canadian Bishops’ Voting Powers Stay Intact, for Now
After deputies did not approve a revised marriage canon, General Synod has punted to 2025 a motion that would have reduced bishops’ voting powers.

Get ready for a third Baptist alternative to emerge
A tsunami of change is coming to the Baptist family of congregations. With the hard-right pivot of the Southern Baptist Convention in June, a significant number of centrist SBC congregations are facing a difficult decision about their future.

Brothers & Sisters Flourishing Together: Why We Need to Keep Talking About Women
The Church and its members are not fully representing Christ and His church without the mutual flourishing of both men and women in discipleship processes and the collaboration of their giftings.

The Future of Anglican Theological Education: Philosophical Prescriptions
Having now provided a diagnosis of the inflection point facing theological education, including but not limited to Anglican formation, and suggested several more practically oriented considerations, in this final part, Garwood Anderson invites us to step back and consider the bigger picture.

7 Ways to Invest in Church Staff and Leaders This Summer
In summer, pastors are often zealous to hit the ground running with developmental work. But church staff health tune-ups are also crucial.

5 Tips for Broken Relationships in the Church
Church planting is still one of the most effective ways to make disciples. According to Bruce McNichol, in an article for Christianity Today, new church plants baptize twice as many converts per attendee than existing churches. Jesus called the local church to make disciples of all nations. Those orders from the Head of the church motivate pastors to start churches all over the world. But where many planters fail to prepare is the enemy attack as they lead others to follow the Great Commission.

Allowing the Holy Spirit to Lead the Way
There are two great dangers in the life of a church leader. Leading from your own power and assuming it’s all up to God’s power. One leader tends to overdo and under-pray. The other tends to overthink and underdo.

5 Reasons Your Church Service Should Include Pastoral Prayer
Our church recently conducted a survey, asking 30 of our core leaders to assess our church’s health...One thing everyone agreed on was the need for better prayer during our corporate worship services.
Before we think to ourselves, "This article does not concern my church. We use a service book which provided set forms for the Prayers of the People or General Intercessions or whatever the prayers of intercession and thanksgiving in the service book are called." These prayers can also be offered in a perfunctory manner with little or no particularization of the intercessions and thanksgivings.
The Best Speakers For Church – And Where to Put Them
Fortunately, there are some basic tips and suggestions you can follow to make sure that your speakers are neither too close nor too far away from where they need to be. These tips make sure that the best speakers for. church are in the perfect spot every time.

How to Organize Your Own Summer Bible Study
Here are six questions you’ll need to answer in order to set sail on your own summer Bible study adventure.

Traveling Down the Road to Biblical Illiteracy
America is traveling down the road to Biblical Illiteracy. Here is an example that recently took place.

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