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Giving Church Another Chance... Teaching Conference
Truro Church
Fairfax, VA
October 9-10
Saturday, October 9
Anglican Mission Bishop Todd Hunter will teach from his new book Giving Church Another Chance, Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices.
Andy Piercy, Director of Worship Development for theAM, will lead a workshop on Moving Ahead Together in Worship
Sunday, October 10
Bishop Hunter will be preaching at all weekend services, and Andy Piercy will be assisting with morning worship services.
Click here for conference schedule and to register on-line, or call (703) 273-1300.
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"The Missional Church" Conference
All Saints Church
Pawleys Island, SC
Friday, October 29
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Saturday, October 30
9:00AM - 12 Noon
Featured speaker Reggie McNeal enjoys helping people, leaders, and Christian organizations pursue more intentional lives. He currently serves as the Missional Leadership Specialist for Leadership Network of Dallas, TX. Reggie's past experience involves over a decade as a denominational executive and leadership development coach. He also served in local congregational leadership for over twenty years. Come join us and bring your friends.
To register, please call 843.237-4223, ext. 205 or visit the website.
There is no fee, but registration is required.
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Greetings!
Look for your copy of the fall edition of the Wave in your mailbox next month, including your Winter Conference 2011 brochure. At our annual gathering, we will focus on Jesus as the "Heart of the Mission." Plenary speakers for 2011 represent a broad spectrum of experience and expertise in mission.
Blessings, Cynthia P. Brust
Director of Communications, Chair of Winter Conference
Anglican Mission in the Americas
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Bishop Philip Jones Turns to Church Planting
 In a letter to his congregation in early August, Bishop Philip Jones announced he will be stepping down as Rector of St. Andrew's, Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to plant a congregation in the heart of Dallas, Texas.
A core group who lives in the Park Cities area, many of whom have attended Christ Church Plano (CCP), has long dreamed of beginning a new work in the Dallas city limits. Bishop Jones describes these individuals as having the "same heart and passion as the group that started St. Andrew's Church 14 years ago." The group issued a unanimous call to Bishop Jones which he accepted with great anticipation.
"They have asked for our help to lead them," says Bishop Jones. "It is clear God is calling me to be their founding senior pastor. Having grown up in Dallas, I never believed I would be moving back for any reason, much less to plant a church. Claudia [a native Texan] and I have never planted a church, but the call is upon us. We must obey that call."
CCP Rector Canon David Roseberry and Canon Ron McCrary have provided guidance and assistance in making this dream a reality. In its 25 year history, CCP has sent church planters into the mission field to begin new congregations in Allen, Frisco and Addison, and Canon Roseberry envisions the birth of even more new congregations and communities of faith. He has expressed enthusiasm for this "exciting call" for Bishop Jones, describing it as a "natural" for this "great bishop of the Anglican Church."
Bishop Jones has served as Rector at St. Andrew's since 2005, and he will continue to provide oversight to the congregation as their Bishop. He asks that you pray for St. Andrew's and the emerging church in Dallas.
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 Christ Church Plano Hits the Airwaves
On Sunday, August 1, Christ Church Plano launched a weekly radio show on WRR 101.1 (classical station) from 7:30 to 8 AM on Sunday mornings. It will be broadcast to a radio audience of potentially 250,000 people in the Dallas, TX metroplex and streamed on WRR's website, for many more listeners all over the country. It will be a recorded (usually one week delay) blend of sermon and musical worship designed to extend the reach of the Sunday morning worship.
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Call to Fast and Pray for the Election of New Rwandan Archbishop
 Dear Friends,
From its inception, the Anglican Mission has been covered in prayer. As you know, prayer is one of the core values of the Mission. Scripture tells us to pray with the expectation that God hears and responds when we cry out to Him. Expectant prayer forms the foundation and supports all we do in the life of the Anglican Mission. Archbishop Kolini has expressed a desire to have the upcoming election of the new Archbishop of Rwanda covered in intentional prayer. I commend to you the Anglican Mission Prayer Leadership Team's call to fast and pray below.
In His Service,
The Rt. Rev. Charles H. Murphy, III
Prayer Points
On September 17, 2010, there will be the election of the next Archbishop of Rwanda. Our bishops function as missionary bishops of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and they serve under the authority of the Archbishop and the House of Bishops of Rwanda. Therefore, let us as a body humbly join together with our brothers and sisters in Rwanda to seek the face of God for the man who is to be the next Archbishop.
Read more here.
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Suggested prayer to be used every Sunday until the election of the new Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda:
Sovereign God, by the power of your Holy Spirit, we ask that you guide and direct those who will choose the next Archbishop of Rwanda; an archbishop who will continue to have your heart, listen to your voice and guide us in the fulfillment of your kingdom purposes.
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All Saints Reaches Out in Love
Preparing for students to return to school after summer break can spell stress for single parents struggling to make ends meet. All Saints Church, in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, seeks to relieve the burden of single parent households with a back-to-school outreach designed to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ.
Give a Kid a Chance held at All Saints on Saturday, August 7, is the congregation's single largest local outreach ministry. Numerous church members gathered Saturday morning to share God's love, grace and generosity to many single parent households in our community. School age children received new backpacks filled with school supplies, new jeans and tee shirts, received free medical, dental and hearing screenings, enjoyed a filling breakfast, heard the Gospel story and visited rooms where they could receive gently used clothing and books. The students received needed supplies to have a successful start of their school year, and spiritually, they received the blessings and love of the Lord as men and women ministered grace and hope to each family. The seeds planted in the hearts of those who attended will hopefully bear much fruit beyond the Saturday event.
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Blessings of "Vacation With A Purpose"
by Sara Kay Mooney
 "I could just kiss each one of you!" Rosa Thomson's full face- framed by her wispy gray hair and gleaming with beads of perspiration in the 94 degree heat-was beaming as she climbed the steps of her new front porch. She continued: "I am just so tickled! I am so pleased. What can I do? All I can do is say, thank you, thank you, thank you."
Rosa is but one individual in West Virginia who was profoundly touched by the "Radical Goers" who participated in "Vacation with a Purpose (VWAP)," an annual church family mission trip sponsored by Church of the Good Shepherd in Davidson, North Carolina. The congregation partnered with the Philippi, West Virginia branch of World Vision, a Christian-based global poverty relief organization, to work on home repairs in the area and help organize and execute a Vacation Bible School at a local church over the course of five days. They joined with over one hundred other church groups and families from across the US, tackling projects at a variety of sites.
Read full blog entry here.
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Connections: The Christian Ashram Retreat Experience
Imagine four days away for rest, refreshment and revitalizing your spiritual life. Participants at a recent British Columbia Christian Ashram Retreat enjoyed the opportunity to connect with God and others as well as hear powerful teaching on the high value of daily quiet time and the relevance of the Ten Commandments.
Read the Rev. Ed Hird's report on the retreat here.
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