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Summer Rhythms
By Joel Cook, Worship Pastor, Grace Northridge, San Antonio, TX As we entered the summer season, our church set out to be intentional AND proactive to set a slower pace. We not only wanted to take advantage of any respite the world’s calendar may offer, but we also wanted to pursue the gift of rest God has promised us. While that sounds lovely to most people, it is not easy to do. It often feels like an uphill battle of saying “no”…
Receiving Through Service as a Deacon
For Michael McGee, the blessings of becoming a deacon have been rooted not only in the role but in the relationships. As he shares, “What’s been rich about it, I think more than anything, is people getting to know me, really observing me, affirming a call in me and then being able to watch me.” Michael’s path to ministry in the AMiA stretches back to his childhood. “I grew up in a really God-fearing, Jesus-loving home where my dad was…
Living in Freedom: Spiritual Warfare and Healing Prayer
By Chris and Mishka Cabana, St. Andrew’s Church, Little Rock, Arkansas Early in 2025, All Saints Dallas Church hosted CHI (Christian Healing Institute) to provide instruction to invited guests including those in our church, St. Andrew’s in Little Rock. Five of us attended. The conference on “Living in Freedom” was powerful and pertinent for our day. There were exercises after each discussion to practice everything we were taking in. The program started on Friday afternoon and lasted throughout the day…
GriefShare: Providing a Community to Process Loss
Grief is a deeply personal journey, and no two people experience it quite the same way. But at St. Andrew’s Little Rock, those grappling with loss find community and comfort in what they have in common. As they do, GriefShare group leaders Suzanne McDonald and Gail Douglas pray they will encounter the Holy Spirit at work in them. Suzanne’s and Gail’s path to this ministry has been colored by their own losses. “In 2006, I lost my daughter, a 38-year-old…
What is a Director of Ecclesiastical Affairs, exactly?
By Chris+ Myers, AMiA Director of Ecclesiastical Affairs Since the fall of 2025, I have had the pleasure and honor of serving as the Director of Ecclesiastical Affairs for the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA). The role centers on all things canonical, including our relationship with our mission partners, with other Anglican entities, with our clergy and our bishops. Our office interacts with candidates seeking ordination, with our clergy more generally, with our bishops and with our mission partners to…
Called as a Church to Care for the Vulnerable
“It’s clear to us that Scripture has a particular emphasis on caring for orphans, widows and foreigners,” says Robert+ Balfour, associate priest at Grace Northridge Anglican Church of San Antonio. “There’s an extent to which all three of those are encountered in the foster care system. … “There’s a high call on the Church to respond to that.” For Grace Northridge, responding to this call has involved partnering with several organizations, as well as taking a mindset that everyone has…
Coming Alongside Families With Grace and Love
“I think churches know that the cause of the fatherless is near and dear to the heart of God,” shares Jenn Hook, a member of All Saints Dallas. But, she adds, “A lot of times churches encourage families to foster or adopt, and then that’s kind of it—except it’s not. When a family says yes to a child, the church really needs to say yes to that family, because it’s a hard road.” Jenn and other members of All Saints…
Moms Change the World: Friendships With the Vulnerable
By Elisabeth Jordan, member of All Saints Dallas We long to be used by God. We want our kids to see our faith in action, to experience how important Jesus is to us. We invest in their spiritual development through church, youth group, prayer and Scripture reading, but we struggle to know how to live out our faith beyond our churches and neighborhoods. We know that we’re missing something about how Jesus lived because when we read the Gospels, he’s…
Ashes for Lent
The idea had been in the works for several years, and on Ash Wednesday this year it finally happened. Three folks from All Saints Dallas (Dustin+ Messer, Vicar, Erin Roy, Deacon and parishioner Parker Smith) took to a busy plaza in downtown Dallas at noontime and offered ashes to those passing by. “I’ve been trying to think of ways for our Christian witness to be more present in the community,” explained Dustin, “and this year it finally came together.” The…
AMiA TODAY: A Snapshot
The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) was formed as a mission society in 2000. Over its 25-year history it has had periods of growth and times of pruning. Today there are 13 congregations formally affiliated with the mission. The AMiA also has partnership with dozens of other like-minded churches and groups in the U.S. and around the world. AMiA churches are located primarily in the southern part of the U.S., with one each in Alabama, Arkansas and Florida. There are…
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