Is Your Church Suddenly Growing? (Suddenly Surging Part 1)

Posted on April 17, 2024
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(Part one of five in David Roseberryโ€™s Suddenly Surging series on church growth.) What is Going On? I first read a series of tweets from church leaders citing tremendous and unexpected growth in attendance in their congregations over the last few months. They were not commenting on Easter crowds but on Easter-like trends. Since their…

30 Years on Mission: The NAMS Story (So Far)

Posted on September 7, 2023
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NAMS was born in 1993 as the North American Missionary Society. However, it was conceived in 1973. I was walking the dog and playing with my two young sons in the park in Durham, England. While enjoying a Saturday break from my Ph.D. research, I seemed to โ€œhearโ€ a voice. It impressed these words into…

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10 Reasons for Anglican Optimism

Posted on June 16, 2023
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When we observe the worldโ€”the sin and disbelief and conflict surrounding the church, together with the sin and disbelief and conflict within the churchโ€”it is easy to grow weary of the “changes and chances of this life” (BCP, 60). But take heart: our Lord Jesus Christ is on his throne, his Kingdom is at hand,…

5 Takeaways from 7 Years of Bi-vocational Ministry

Posted on March 29, 2023
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For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. โ€”1 Thessalonians 2:8-10 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and…

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Psalms and Prayers in the Storm

Posted on September 29, 2022
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When hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms come our way, we naturally become afraid. These forces are so much stronger than we are, and we tremble in awe and fear for our lives and those around us. During these times, we can find comfort in the Lord of all creation, who not only has spoken out…

Anglican Contributions to the Church’s Mission to Muslims

Posted on June 24, 2021
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A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century: after over a millennium of almost no conversions from Islam to Christianity, a small trickle started to appear in the 1960s, and it grewโ€”not into a great river but a reliable and steady brook. Whether it was Blessed Ramon Llull (died c. 1315, the…

The Good Shepherd Economy

Posted on April 9, 2018
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Churches desire to grow, as well they should. We are, after all, followers of the Great Commission. We desire for more people to come to know and proclaim the coming of God’s kingdom. However, when church leaders want to focus on growth, they often make a crucial mistake. Our focus is often on getting people…