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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…
AMiA 2026 Update
The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) last year experienced its 25th year as a mission society that is dedicated to raising, releasing and encouraging three-stream Anglican leaders, planters and communities of faith to reach the lost for Jesus Christ in the United States. In the video below, Lead Bishop Philip Jones responds to questions from Dustin+ Messer about how AMiA is doing after 25 years and what the future might hold. 2026 Update
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…
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