This summer edition of the Communiqué features articles and updates focusing on the interplay between rest, reflection, hard work, and fruit. There’s also a note at the end about a certain kind of increasingly-common email … Read More
On Sabbath Rest and Re-Creation
Greetings Gulf Atlantic Diocese, I am writing to you between another glorious week at Camp Araminta and my last week of vacation. This year at our Camp, we saw wonderful responses by campers commiting to … Read More
No Quick Fixes or Silver Bullets
When talking about “strengthening existing churches,” it is always good to start out by remembering that there are no quick fixes or silver bullets. If your church is hoping that there is the “one thing” … Read More
Guatemala 2023 (Christchurch Montgomery)
Ben Cheney, Director of Media MinistriesChristchurch, Montgomery, AL This past June 18-25, five high school and college students and four adults from Christchurch Montgomery traveled on a short-term mission trip to Panajachel, Guatemala. There they … Read More
Soul in the City 2023 Recap
Grace Anglican Church | Fleming Island, FL Rev. Jack McNeil, Director of Youth & Families Praise God! Soul in the City at Grace Anglican was a great success in 2023 on a number of fronts. … Read More
Araminta 2023 Recap
Camp Araminta provides the youth of our diocese with a short-term intense experience of Christian community and discipleship. Camp 2023 was no exception! The Araminta community comprised 274 souls from 14 Anglican churches, including our … Read More
Cathedral hosts Workshop on Art and Faith
St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral recently hosted Kurt Caddy, the founder of Fourwinds Faith and Art. Fourwinds is a ministry inspiring the church to engage with the arts in discipleship, worship, and evangelism. He works to … Read More
Summer 2023 Email Safety Tips
I’m sure by now many of you have received at least one email claiming to be your rector, boss, or friend, asking you to “do a favor” or “a special task.” Some have even gone … Read More
Rejoice in the Midst of Suffering (June 4, 2023) [Alex Farmer, Church of Our Savior]
Preacher: Bishop Alex FarmerPreaching Text: Acts 16:16-40Transcript available at church-savior.org
June Communiqué: GAFCON IV Edition
This month’s newsletter is devoted to reflections on April’s GAFCON IV Conference and May’s Strategic Planning Event. As always, clergy transitions and upcoming events are found at the end of the issue.
Looking Ahead: Reflections on GAFCON IV and our Strategic Planning Process
Dear people of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese: It has been a very full two months since I last wrote you at Easter! Five visits to parishes in three states, two ordinations, an American Anglican Council … Read More
Season of Renewal: Reflections on GAFCON IV
Just a few days before the conference, the leaders of Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans were deeply divided over numerous issues, and so we began GAFCON IV needing a miracle. As you … Read More
Spring 2023 Transitions
New Staff Position: Director of Safeguarding The Rev. Leah Slawson joined the bishop’s staff as Director of Safeguarding, responsible for our Safeguarding Our People program. This includes oversight of our Safeguarding Committee, comprised of three teams: the … Read More
A Glimpse of a Hoped-For Future: Reflections on GAFCON IV
I was honored to attend the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Kigali, Rwanda. A team of delegates from the Gulf Atlantic Diocese arrived April 16 and as I write this we are now … Read More
GAFCON IV: The Kigali Commitment
Here is the final text of the GAFCON IV Communiqué, known as the Kigali Commitment. Bishop Alex Farmer had the following to say: I am pleased with the final statement which was drafted and worked … Read More