Future of the Church Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/future-of-the-church/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:09:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Future of the Church Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/future-of-the-church/ 32 32 170042892 ‘The gospel that we proclaim cannot be shoved into our pocket’ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-gospel-that-we-proclaim-cannot-be-shoved-into-our-pocket/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-gospel-that-we-proclaim-cannot-be-shoved-into-our-pocket/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:03:00 +0000 http://2017.anglicanjournal.com/articles/the-gospel-that-we-proclaim-cannot-be-shoved-into-our-pocket/ In an opening address before the spring session of Council of General Synod (CoGS) Friday, June 23, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, reflected on the church’s role in society and encouraged council members to look beyond the church’s quarrels and divisions to its wider calling of bringing justice to the world in areas such as Indigenous rights, poverty and human trafficking.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-gospel-that-we-proclaim-cannot-be-shoved-into-our-pocket/feed/ 0 127182 Algoma diocese suggests closure of 16 churches in Muskoka https://anglicanjournal.com/algoma-diocese-suggests-closure-of-16-churches-in-muskoka/ https://anglicanjournal.com/algoma-diocese-suggests-closure-of-16-churches-in-muskoka/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:04:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/algoma-diocese-suggests-closure-of-16-churches-in-muskoka/ The Muskoka region in the diocese of Algoma is famous for its idyllic lakes, rocky shorelines, and—in Anglican circles—its rich history of missionary activity by the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE).

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/algoma-diocese-suggests-closure-of-16-churches-in-muskoka/feed/ 0 111875 New UCC moderator sees closer ties with Anglican church https://anglicanjournal.com/new-ucc-moderator-sees-closer-ties-with-anglican-church/ https://anglicanjournal.com/new-ucc-moderator-sees-closer-ties-with-anglican-church/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:12:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/new-ucc-moderator-sees-closer-ties-with-anglican-church/ The relationship between the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada (UCC) is back on track, the United Church's moderator says-and she's delighted about it.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/new-ucc-moderator-sees-closer-ties-with-anglican-church/feed/ 0 113670 Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground https://anglicanjournal.com/unless-a-grain-of-wheat-falls-to-the-ground/ https://anglicanjournal.com/unless-a-grain-of-wheat-falls-to-the-ground/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:20:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/unless-a-grain-of-wheat-falls-to-the-ground/ This past summer, my father-in-law took us to see the church in which he worshipped as a child. Church of the Herald Angel, just outside of Orangeville, Ont., has been closed for many years and is now a well-cared-for home. A workman was repointing the mortar of one of the buttresses when we stopped to […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/unless-a-grain-of-wheat-falls-to-the-ground/feed/ 0 91520 Conference to highlight ‘God’s mission’ in Canada https://anglicanjournal.com/conference-to-highlight-god-s-mission-in-canada/ https://anglicanjournal.com/conference-to-highlight-god-s-mission-in-canada/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:22:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/conference-to-highlight-god-s-mission-in-canada/ The annual Vital Church Planting Conference will take place Jan. 29 to 31, 2015, in Toronto, with the theme, “Charting our waters: God’s mission in the Canadian context.” The 2015 conference will include speakers from across Canada who lead Fresh Expressions of church, church plants and new ministries. Speakers will be assembled in a TED-style […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/conference-to-highlight-god-s-mission-in-canada/feed/ 0 95233 A way of life for this age https://anglicanjournal.com/a-way-of-life-for-this-age/ https://anglicanjournal.com/a-way-of-life-for-this-age/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:41:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/a-way-of-life-for-this-age/ For the past few years, it has been my practice to speak to indigenous youth about the critical role that they will play in our common future.

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