Underneath his traditional church garments, the Anglican priest most often is clad in sneakers and blue jeans - the same kind of clothing worn by a most of the 40-60 people, a majority of whom are students at the University of Maine, who attend weekly worship services held at the Newman Center on College Avenue.
Read moreCalled CHRIST CHURCH VIENNA, the blossoming church held its first service in November, in the Louise Archer Elementary School cafeteria. It is run by a Board of Directors, the "church council." As Pastor of the church, Kurcina heads its future, guided by the deliberations of the church council. Kurcina would like to see more Anglican churches "planted" in the area.
Read moreHe recollects his past: "When I was a child our family was quite friendly: father, mother and six brothers. We weren't poor but were comfortably off. Unfortunately my dad died when I was 11. It was an awful tragedy for our family. My mom remained alone with six kids and as she was weak-willed she started to drink alcohol to damp down the pain. Nobody cared of us anymore; we became "street" kids and did what we wished.
Read moreIn the days of its orthodoxy, the Protestant Episcopal Church USA was a rapidly growing, mission oriented Church. In 1830, there were only 30,939 communicants, but in just 20 years that number tripled to 98,655! In 1870, some 20 years later, the Church more than doubled to 231,591 communicants. It more than doubled again in the next 20 years; and by 1900 there were 742,569 communicants. Now that is real growth!
Read moreThat's why it's "Amnesia & Anamnesis"... It is both because if we only concentrate on the "amnesia", we'd get very depressed especially in our culture and circumstances to get depressed.
"Anamnesis>" is an important Biblical word and central to our thinking, of remembering God ... remembering what He has done for us; reminding Him of what He has done for us. And, of course, remembering also what He has called us to be.
Read moreIn Acts 6 we hear how a particular problem arose, and we see how it was dealt with. We should note in particular how the mission of the church was preserved. Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
Read moreIn a sane world, this would be an international human rights issue, with calls from the UN to protect apostates from Islam. But this is not a sane world.
"Kuwait: The prince's mysterious conversion," by Marco Tosatti for Vatican Insider, January 16 (thanks to Jerry Newcombe):
Read moreWherever this is happening, it clearly presents even the most conservative of Evangelical Anglicans with the opportunity for involvement not just in the evangelism itself but in the structures of their diocese.
Read moreBefore we can look for answers, we need to reflect upon the cause of our current condition. One contributing factor is the non-evangelical nature of the Anglo Catholic tradition as we have received it in the ACC. This is not a characteristic of Anglo Catholicism per se. For example, one can read the book, Glorious Battle, by John Sheldon Reed to see the very evangelical nature of many post Oxford Movement Anglo Catholics.
Read moreCould Church Planting Movements of our day apply these same teachings with similar impact?
Personal Impact
Coming to Christ under the influence of the Wesleyan Methodists changed people by making Jesus the Lord of their lives. "Methodists" were given that name because they methodically sought to obey the Lord in all areas of their lives by obeying three main rules:
one, do no harm;
two, do as much good as you can; and
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