We are hosting a mini-series on church planting in C4SO. In this episode, we discuss what it’s like to start gathering publicly for worship. Our guests are the Rev. Sandy Richter, who is planting Christ our Peace in Oak Park, Illinois, and the Rev. Austin Becton, who is planting Good Shepherd Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee.

You can find out more about Christ our Peace on Instagram or Facebook.

You can find out more about Good Shepherd on their website, or Instagram or Facebook.

• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Saint Peter’s Church in Mount Pleasant, SC, led by the Rev. AJ Sherrill.

We are hosting a mini-series on church planting in C4SO. In this episode, we discuss the realities of the “pre-launch” phase of church planting, before any kind of public gathering. Our guests are the Travis Lowe, planting Trinity Anglican Church with his wife Mickey in Tampa, Florida, and James and Happy Madden, planting St. Luke Medical District in Dallas, Texas.

To find out more about the Lowes and Trinity Anglican Church in Tampa, check out the Lowes’ website and Trinity”s Instagram feed.

To find out more about the Maddens and St. Luke Medical District, check out their Instagram feed.

You can donate to either church plant through C4SO’s donation page (select the appropriate church plant from the drop down list).

• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Trinity Canton Church in Manhattan, KS, led by the Rev. Justin Kastner, and (overlooked from last week!) Christ the King in Brooklyn, NY, led by the Rev. Matt Brown.

Here’s a photo of the Easter multi-lingual prayer service at Trinity Canton Church (mentioned in the Cycle of Prayer Spotlight):

We are hosting a mini-series on church planting in C4SO. In this first episode, we talk with Bishop Todd about his vision for church planting in the diocese. Then we chat with the Rev. Brad Swope, C4SO’s Director of Church Planting, about the practicalities of planting in C4SO, and two exciting new initiatives: a church planting residency program and an upcoming church planting boot camp. Email Brad if you’re interested in hearing more about either initiative.

• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Cornerstone Church in Tulsa, OK, led by the Rev. Jon Odom.

We finish our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on the deep expression of social justice in the Anglican tradition, and why it’s vital to hold together the concerns of both spiritual formation and social justice. Our guest is the Rev. Bill Haley, Anglican priest and Executive Director of Coracle, an organization that seeks to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the brokenness of the world through spiritual formation for Kingdom action.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

Some of the resources and links we talked about on today’s episode:

• Check our Coracle’s website and sign up for their newsletter.
• Sign up for Bill’s conversation with Greg Thompson and Duke Kwon on the Church’s Role in reparations (Thu Oct 14 at 12:30pm ET).
• Check out the Coracle Fellowship Program
• Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, by Tim Keller
• Human Rights & Human Wrongs: Major Issues for a New Century, by John Stott
• Our Social and Sexual Revolution: Major Issues for a New Century, by John Stott
• Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, by Esau McCaulley
• The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, by Jemar Tisby
• The Matthew 25 Initiative

• C4SO is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is St. James Anglican Church in San Jose, CA, led by the Rev. Cindy Stansbury.

We continue our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on the church calendar and how it can be a source of vitality, community, and spiritual formation in our lives. Our guest is the Rev. Dr. W. David O. Taylor, C4SO’s Scholar-in-Residence for Arts, Media, and Culture. David brought some serious scholarly chops to this discussion!

David is the author of several books, including Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

Here are a few ways that someone might consider entering into the rhythms of the church calendar, curated by David Taylor:

• Bobby Gross, Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God (IVP: 2009)
• Robert Webber, Ancient Future Time (Baker: 2009).
• Joan Chittester, The Liturgical Year (Thomas Nelson: 2009).
• Paul Bradshaw, The Origins of Feasts, Fasts, and Seasons in Early Christianity (Liturgical Press: 2011).
• Sarah Arthur, Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (Paraclete Press: 2014).
• Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas (Plough Publishing: 2001).
• Christianity Today list for Lent: “Five Family-Friendly Resources for Lent”
• Christianity Today essay: “Lent Is Here to Throw Us Off Again” (March 1, 2017).
• Christianity Today essay: “Why Putting Christ Back in Christmas Is Not Enough” (Dec. 2018).
• Washington Post essay: “Biblical birth narratives are weird and incredible. We can stop sanitizing them.”  (Dec. 24, 2015).
• ModLit (Modern Liturgic): a print & graphic design company that specializes in bringing life and form to ancient liturgical & theological texts and practices, creating space for renewed interest and engagement.
• Phaedra and David also have a new set of Illustrated Prayer Cards for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany: coming soon!

• C4SO is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Resurrection Anglican Church in Austin, Texas, led by the Rev. Shawn McCain.

We continue our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on bishops, their role and function in the church, and some of the pitfalls of having bishops, and how to avoid them so we can receive the blessing and benefit of the episcopacy. Our guest is the Rt. Rev. Steve Wood, the Bishop of the Diocese of the Carolinas.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Incarnation Anglican Church in Wichita, Kansas, led by the Rev. Kyle Fleet.

We continue our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on the treasures of the church fathers and mothers, and the relevance these early pastors and theologians have for us today. Our guest is the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Bailes, who is the Cathedral Theologian at Christ Church in Plano, Texas.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

• Due to the rapid spread of the Delta Variant, we made the decision to postpone this fall’s Clergy Conference in Austin (Sept. 14-16). But since we had already saved those dates, all C4SO clergy are invited to get together online for a brief time of resourcing and fellowship on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 10 am – 1 pm CT. Bishop Todd has invited Dr. MaryKate Morse, our Conference speaker, and another friend, Dr. Greg Boyd, to join the gathering. Each of them will share a few thoughts on leading well in this season, followed by a time of Q&A. We will end by breaking into Zoom small groups for some virtual fellowship. Register here.
• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Church of the Redeemer in Highwood, IL, led by the Rev. Jay Greener.

We continue our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on the Book of Common Prayer. Our guest is the Rev. Dr. Winfield Bevins, Director for the Asbury Church Planting Initiative and Canon for Church Planting for the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas. You can connect with Winfield on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or at his website, including books he has written. The books we talked about today were Our Common Prayer: A Field Guide to the Book of Common Prayer and Seedbed’s Field Guide For Daily Prayer.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

• Due to the rapid spread of the Delta Variant, we made the decision to postpone this fall’s Clergy Conference in Austin (Sept. 14-16). But since we had already saved those dates, all C4SO clergy are invited to get together online for a brief time of resourcing and fellowship on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 10 am – 1 pm CT. Bishop Todd has invited Dr. MaryKate Morse, our Conference speaker, and another friend, Dr. Greg Boyd, to join the gathering. Each of them will share a few thoughts on leading well in this season, followed by a time of Q&A. We will end by breaking into Zoom small groups for some virtual fellowship. Register here.
• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Restoration Anglican Church in Richardson, Texas.