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FT. WORTH: Anglican Archbishop Appeals for Unity among Evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics
By David W. Virtue in Ft. Worth
www.virtueonline.org
July 14, 2015
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) appealed for unity among evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics in a sermon to several hundred participants at the International Catholic Congress of Anglicans at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, today.
The Most Rev. Foley Beach said that evangelicalism is the seedbed of Anglo-Catholicism. He appealed for a new generation of servant leadership as the Church and Christian Faith are under "incredible attack."
"We have never seen the faith under such an attack in the US. Islam, secularism and materialism continue to attack the foundation of our faith, with Islam being promoted in the White House and a president promoting their agenda," added Beach.
Stressing the need for a new generation of servant leaders, Beach asked, "What is to be our response to all this?"
The Archbishop urged his listeners to imitate Christ, serve the Lord in worship, serve the church in discipleship, and finally to serve the community. "Christian leaders are called to be servants and to serve. The leader is first a servant. A leader never needs to grab for power. We must die to our own ambitions and own desires and take up our cross daily as servant leaders. The Cross must be attached to our shoulders. Christian leaders are called to be servants and called to serve. Good leaders must first become good servants. We must die to the personal trinity of me, myself, and I.
"If there is to be servant leadership we should experience revival. Leaders need to humble themselves and turn from their known sin to create an environment for spiritual awakening."
The International Catholic Congress of Anglicans (ICCA), meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas, has drawn more 350 archbishops, bishops, clergy and laity from North America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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