Lent: Explanation and Invitation

By Canon Dan Alger, Canon for Church Planting Tomorrow begins our celebration of the season of Lent. Lent is the season of preparation for Holy Week and Easter. Before we can truly experience the joy of the atoning work of Christ on the cross and his victory in the...

School Outreach

by Cameron Scalera In the wake of the Sure Foundations Conference sponsored by the American Anglican Council, we at Faith Anglican Church asked ourselves, “If our church disappeared tomorrow would anyone care?” Given that our Lord Jesus calls us to be salt and light...

Clergy and Mental Health

by Dr. Steven Snook, Ph.D., special for ADOTS Connections. The Clergy Health Initiative at the Duke Divinity School conducted survey research and found that pastors experienced rates of depression that were double (11.1 percent) that of the general population (5.5...

Bishop Foley Elected Archbishop of ACNA

From The Anglican Church in North America: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Foley Beach of the Diocese of the South is elected the new Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America. LATROBE, PA (JUNE 21, 2014)——The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America...

Farming for Transformation

CONNECTIONS had a few questions for Brenna Wright, founder of Abbey Fields, Knoxville, an urban farm project. She is a member of Old North Abbey, and her husband deacon Aaron is the pastoral leader there.  Brenna, thanks for taking the time to share the story of your...