Anglican Compass welcomes Duane Miller, who explains his missions in Madrid, his missionary work in the city, and the missionary value of Anglican Compass. Let me provide a brief overview of the type of ministry we have here in the glorious city of Madrid. After that, I’ll tell you how Anglican Compass helps me in various…
ARDF Training: The Three Phases of Disaster Response
25 Anglicans representing 10 parishes across four states gathered for ARDF’s Disaster Preparedness Training in Charleston, South Carolina.
New Wineskins: One Mission
Be the one. Making Jesus known through our word and deed is a mark of what it means to follow Jesus. Anglicans have always been on mission, but we are not known for this in the modern day. Instead, we are known by our vestments, our Table, and our rich liturgy. But to think that…
Anglican Contributions to the Church’s Mission to Muslims
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 grew—not into a great river but a reliable and steady brook. Whether it was Blessed Ramon Llull (died c. 1315, the…
I Don’t Want a Celebration of Life, I Want a Burial Service
When I die, please don’t call my burial service a Celebration of Life. Don’t get me wrong, I hope that people will want to celebrate my life. I don’t want this to replace my Christian burial. No, bury me according to the rites of a Christian. I want to be one more brother in Christ,…
Marching from Fundamentalism to the Canterbury Trail (By Zach Jones)
Growing up, words like “Jesus” and “Church” were commonplace. My parents raised me and my siblings in a Christian household, and I cannot remember a time where I did not know about how Jesus died for my sins and rose again. In my Baptist upbringing, the Gospel was shared almost every Sunday. I knew the…
The Good Shepherd Economy
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…
When You Hate Ministry: Don’t Quit It, Fix It.
It’s time for a little honesty. Just you and me talking. There are parts of pastoral ministry you hate. You’d rather clean toilets. You’d rather go to the dentist for a root canal. You drive by garbage collectors and think: “That’s appealing!” Sometimes, our lofty ideals and our devotion to Jesus are insufficient to keep…
Wearing the Collar
In my diocese, there are no policies, rubrics, or clear guidelines on when and where a priest must wear the clerical collar. A troika of local custom (what your fellow priests do), common sense (church services but not church picnics), and personal preference informs that choice. For a new priest, there is a trial-and-error feel…
That’s Not the Gospel
Priests spend a considerable amount of time in hospitals, visiting the sick and praying with and for them. Some of those we visit are young and generally very healthy; they are expected to make quick and full recoveries. They almost always do. Praying for them is “easy” because our prayers for healing are often answered,…
Why the Parish?
It surprises many people entering Anglicanism from other Christian traditions that we use the term ‘parish’. They had always referred to their church as simply “church” or “congregation,” but now they hear the word “parish.” What is a parish? How is it different, and why? Let’s lay out two understandings of what defines a parish. The first is a canonical designation, or how…
