Comments on: The Anglican Mission in America, Tasty Bread, and Tradition http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/ Pentecostal Rumination and Review Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Catherine http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-107454 Catherine Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:06:08 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-107454 It's been 3 yrs since this article was written - but I just stumbled upon it today. I grew up in the A/G. I am now in my 40's with a husband and children. A few years ago we moved half-way across the country and had difficulty finding a church that was not swaying with the culture - or seeker-friendly, serving only "baby food" and never providing the spiritual meat Christians need to grow. Our prayer was that God would make it clear where He wanted us to be and our first criteria was "a Spirit-filled, Spirit-led church". It has been a long road of searching for a church. We now attend the first AMiA church in the US - in Little Rock, AR. Our first Sunday in this church was so refreshing! We were fed. The Lord was there. We left knowing we had been to church! My kids were so excited (also tired of searching) and their first comments were "PLEASE tell us we can make this our church!" and "That was awesome!" We contunue to love and appreciate our church. AMiA is solidly biblically-based. They are missions-minded (of course) but not to the neglect of the congregation... ministry starts at home. The congregation is ministered to and taught/encouraged to minister to the community, the country and beyond. They are NOT denomination-focused. (there will be no denominations in Heaven) It is God-focused, Holy Spirit driven. Recently the book NEVER SILENT by Thad Barnum was published. It tells the history of how the AMiA came to be. It is a shocking and amazing story. It’s been 3 yrs since this article was written – but I just stumbled upon it today.

I grew up in the A/G. I am now in my 40’s with a husband and children. A few years ago we moved half-way across the country and had difficulty finding a church that was not swaying with the culture – or seeker-friendly, serving only “baby food” and never providing the spiritual meat Christians need to grow.

Our prayer was that God would make it clear where He wanted us to be and our first criteria was “a Spirit-filled, Spirit-led church”. It has been a long road of searching for a church. We now attend the first AMiA church in the US – in Little Rock, AR.

Our first Sunday in this church was so refreshing! We were fed. The Lord was there. We left knowing we had been to church! My kids were so excited (also tired of searching) and their first comments were “PLEASE tell us we can make this our church!” and “That was awesome!”

We contunue to love and appreciate our church. AMiA is solidly biblically-based. They are missions-minded (of course) but not to the neglect of the congregation… ministry starts at home. The congregation is ministered to and taught/encouraged to minister to the community, the country and beyond. They are NOT denomination-focused. (there will be no denominations in Heaven) It is God-focused, Holy Spirit driven.

Recently the book NEVER SILENT by Thad Barnum was published. It tells the history of how the AMiA came to be. It is a shocking and amazing story.

]]> By: Bethany Pledge http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Bethany Pledge Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:48:23 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-666 Rich, that was the church of my college years. I loved it. I kept tabs on all the charismatic/pentecostal Wheaton students, and an amazing number of us ended up there. After an initial adjustment, I felt very at home. The physicality of the service (standing and kneeling), the centrality of worship, the prayer ministers with annointing oil in hand — it has more in common with the A/G than one would think. In fact, this post has got me so excited I think I'll just have to post about it on my own blog: Why I Love the Anglicans. Though I haven't yet sought their ordination. Rich, that was the church of my college years. I loved it. I kept tabs on all the charismatic/pentecostal Wheaton students, and an amazing number of us ended up there. After an initial adjustment, I felt very at home.

The physicality of the service (standing and kneeling), the centrality of worship, the prayer ministers with annointing oil in hand — it has more in common with the A/G than one would think.

In fact, this post has got me so excited I think I’ll just have to post about it on my own blog: Why I Love the Anglicans. Though I haven’t yet sought their ordination.

]]> By: BlogRodent » Nigerian Anglican Church fires a shot across the bow… http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-94 BlogRodent » Nigerian Anglican Church fires a shot across the bow… Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:18:26 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-94 [...] I’ve described elsewhere here my first experience at an Anglican church when I attended my boss’s ordination to the deaconate in the Anglican Mission in America (sometimes jokingly referred to as “Anglicans missing in America”). That night opened my eyes to the growing charismatic world within a much older church tradition than my own (the Assemblies of God). Of course, I’ve heard of Episcopalian, Lutheran, Catholic, and other mainline churches going charismatic for years, but I’d never stepped foot inside an old-school church reveling (or at least basking) in the Spirit. [...] [...] I’ve described elsewhere here my first experience at an Anglican church when I attended my boss’s ordination to the deaconate in the Anglican Mission in America (sometimes jokingly referred to as “Anglicans missing in America”). That night opened my eyes to the growing charismatic world within a much older church tradition than my own (the Assemblies of God). Of course, I’ve heard of Episcopalian, Lutheran, Catholic, and other mainline churches going charismatic for years, but I’d never stepped foot inside an old-school church reveling (or at least basking) in the Spirit. [...]

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Rich Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:33:35 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-29 Amen to that. I liked the chant near the end of the service. The unfamilar harmonies were challenging, but fun. Amen to that. I liked the chant near the end of the service. The unfamilar harmonies were challenging, but fun.

]]> By: Barbara http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Barbara Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:16:27 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-28 I was also at Kevin's ordination. In addition to the Vineyard songs we had a couple of very traditional Protestant hymns as well as a Catholic plainchant dating back to the ninth century. Just before Kevin and Jack were ordained to the transitional diaconate, a Roman Catholic priest was received into AMiA as an Anglican priest. The Anglican Mission in America is a "three streams, one river" church which is scriptural and evangelical, sacramental and liturgical, and open to the gifts of the Spirit. It is what Robert Webber calls an "ancient future" church, rooted in the ancient church and focused on bringing that faith to future generations. It's a church where an Assembly of God minister and a Catholic priest can both feel at home. I was also at Kevin’s ordination. In addition to the Vineyard songs we had a couple of very traditional Protestant hymns as well as a Catholic plainchant dating back to the ninth century. Just before Kevin and Jack were ordained to the transitional diaconate, a Roman Catholic priest was received into AMiA as an Anglican priest. The Anglican Mission in America is a “three streams, one river” church which is scriptural and evangelical, sacramental and liturgical, and open to the gifts of the Spirit. It is what Robert Webber calls an “ancient future” church, rooted in the ancient church and focused on bringing that faith to future generations. It’s a church where an Assembly of God minister and a Catholic priest can both feel at home.

]]> By: mark ahn http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-25 mark ahn Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:21:38 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-25 It would be a much poorer world if we only read stuff that agrees with our own worldviews. It would be a much poorer world if we only read stuff that agrees with our own worldviews.

]]> By: Brad Drell http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Brad Drell Mon, 22 Aug 2005 01:52:26 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-24 Thanks Rich, for the comment on my blog. Will do on the Conga drums when I'm not playing guitar. Thanks Rich, for the comment on my blog. Will do on the Conga drums when I’m not playing guitar.

]]> By: Drell’s Descants » Blog Rodent on the AMIA - Tasty Bread and Tradition http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Drell’s Descants » Blog Rodent on the AMIA - Tasty Bread and Tradition Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:04:01 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-23 [...] This article makes me want to leave ECUSA and become one of the Anglicans Missing in America, as my mother in law jokes — I could take the flak, for we are not citizens of this world; our citizenship is in heaven. But, oh to belong to a church that was really like this — it describes a dream I’ve had, but never experienced except at Cursillo and a few rare Eucharists here and there, and heard of in a few churches here and there (like Christ Church, Plano)... [...] [...] This article makes me want to leave ECUSA and become one of the Anglicans Missing in America, as my mother in law jokes — I could take the flak, for we are not citizens of this world; our citizenship is in heaven. But, oh to belong to a church that was really like this — it describes a dream I’ve had, but never experienced except at Cursillo and a few rare Eucharists here and there, and heard of in a few churches here and there (like Christ Church, Plano)… [...]

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Rich Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:49:41 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-22 You're right, Mark. I'm shocked you read my whole article, given its A/G slant! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note. I appreciate it. You’re right, Mark. I’m shocked you read my whole article, given its A/G slant! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note. I appreciate it.

]]> By: mark ahn http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-21 mark ahn Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:00:42 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/20/the-anglican-mission-in-america-tasty-bread-and-tradition/#comment-21 As a Catholic, I wholly endorse tradition, friend. No need to rebuild the wheel, every generation. As a Catholic, I wholly endorse tradition, friend. No need to rebuild the wheel, every generation.

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