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Bishop Sospeter Ndenza: A Global Partnership That Continues
In 2012, +Sospeter Ndenza, the inaugural bishop of Diocese of Kibondo, Tanzania, became the first bishop in Tanzania to join the AMiA. On the eve of his fall 2025 retirement, we talked with him about the growth he’s seen in Kibondo and how being one of AMiA’s global partners has provided mutually supportive connection with Anglicans on the other side of the world. “One of the things that impressed me was the three-stream approach,” Bishop Sospeter says as he recalls…
Bishop Sospeter: A True Shepherd
By +Robert Cook, Senior Pastor, St. Andrew’s Church, Little Rock, Arkansas For 13 years, I’ve had the distinct joy and privilege of being led by, partnering with and sharing life alongside Bishop Sospeter Ndenza, who retired this fall after many years of faithful service to the Diocese of Kibondo in Tanzania. Early in my time as senior pastor at St. Andrew’s Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, I was able to travel to Kibondo and spend 10 days with Bishop Sospeter…
Blessing of the Animals at Immanuel Anglican
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Immanuel Anglican Church of Destin, Florida welcomed a host of furry guests for its annual Blessing of the Animals. Each year the event is a time to praise God for his creation and to ask him to give the creatures of the world health and contentment, to protect them and relieve their suffering, and to strengthen and help people to care for and love them. Fr. Rob+ Cornelison and deacon Jon Bryan…
Mission Means to Go Where God Is
Rt Rev Bahemuka Mugenyi William Boga Diocese, Congo Often, we believe that mission is going where God is sending us, which is true. But mission also means to go where God is. There are two reasons to explain that: God is omnipresent, He is everywhere as stated in Jeremiah 23:24, Psalm 139:7-10. Jesus assured his disciples that He is always with them until the end: Matthew 28:20 We thank God for the engagement and the zeal for mission, evangelism and…
Blessing the Land
By Brit+ Carpenter, Rector, Grace Northridge A few Saturdays ago, my ministry calling and my agriculture degree finally took root in the same field. I knew I was going into ministry when I began my time at Texas A&M, so I chose to study communications as this seemed the closest to what I assumed I’d be doing in the future. After a few semesters, my guidance counselor called me in and informed me that I needed to choose a minor….
Fallow July: Embodying Rest and Pursuing Integration
For four weeks this summer, things look a little different at Grace Northridge of San Antonio—a little simpler. The liturgy and song lyrics are printed on paper rather than posted on screens. Children remain with their parents in the sanctuary for the whole service, giving Kids Worship volunteers a break. Hospitality volunteers enjoy a pause as well as refreshments are scaled back, and the basket for collecting offerings sits stationary rather than being passed. This is Fallow July, a time…
AMiA Churches Partner with Made to Flourish
By Dustin+ Freeman and Dustin+ Messer The AMIA has long recognized that leadership development is an essential part of its mission to reach the lost in America. With pastoral burnout rates climbing and seminary enrollment in decline, this is an ever-more important and challenging call. In response, four AMiA churches have begun partnering with Made to Flourish, a Kansas City-based nonprofit that helps local churches develop pastoral residency programs—think of them as “teaching hospitals” for ministry. Residency, a period of…
New AMiA Deacons
Chuck Higdon Chuck Higdon was ordained as an AMiA deacon at St. Patrick’s Church in Dallas by Bishop Phillip Jones on May 18, 2025. Chuck and his wife, Deborah, were called to the church planting of St. Patrick’s and Chuck has coordinated Sunday volunteers for a number of years. After a 43-year career in all aspects of oil & gas exploration, production, marketing and financial trading, Chuck retired in April of 2022. In 2023, Chuck heard the call of Christ…
The Diocese of Kibondo: Church and Community Mobilization Program
The Diocese of Kibondo, inaugurated on April 29, 2012, is a dynamic entity in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, carved out from the Diocese of Western Tanganyika. Since its inception, it has witnessed substantial growth and development. One of its key initiatives is the Church and Community Mobilization Program (CCMP), which began in September 2019. Through CCMP, the diocese looks to train and resource local churches and communities to drive holistic transformation. The initiative addresses both spiritual and material poverty to create…
Making an Impact Among the Homeless
By Elisabeth Jordan, All Saints Dallas The Human Impact began unintentionally when I lost my for-profit job and was invited by a nonprofit leader in Dallas to join him on the streets of Dallas’s most under-resourced neighborhood. He was going to get to know his “neighbors,” as he called the homeless, which both intrigued and terrified me. I grew up affluent and away from poverty. But I had re-encountered Jesus, who spent time on the margins of society, and I…
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