On AnglicanTV you can find lots of interesting interviews, bible teaching, workshop sessions from last week’s Anglican1000 Summit and other conferences, video from the Church of England Synod, etc. You can “meet” others in the ACNA movement and maybe get a better sense of who they are, what they’re thinking, how God is leading them, what their energy is, etc. – a better sense than you would get just reading their material or hearing about them.
One video that I would particularly recommend is called “A1000: Rev Beasley – Look Up and Step Out.” The leader of this hour-long workshop is Rev. William Beasley, who is the missionary rector to the ACNA regional midwest diocese-in-formation (where this new church for SW Minneapolis would connect). In it you can vicariously participate in the Anglican1000 Summit, catching some of the vision, and learning about others’ mission fields in this region. Rev. Beasley introduces leaders from new churches in Chicago, Kenosha/Madison/Milwaukee, and the Twin Cities area. His presentation on Jesus’ admonition in Luke 10 to “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field. Go!” is insightful, fun and very energetic! Some of my favorite little tidbits:
- “We do not have faith in our abilities, we don’t even have faith in our faith. We have faith in the Lord. He is the Lord of the harvest. It’s his harvest field. It’s his harvest.”
- “You know how you translate that word “go” from the Greek? GO!”
- “Don’t expect to know everything before you start. Expect to make mistakes. As we follow, we learn.”
- “These new churches did not start with a budget! People called by God stepped out in faith. The resources are in the harvest.”
I’ve watched only a couple of the videos so far. Please feel free to post a comment on this blog entry to let its readers know what episodes particularly strike you. Or, as always, feel free to send me an email at MplsAnglican@aol.com with your questions and comments.
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