Ministry

Staff Contact: Eileen Scully escully@national.anglican.ca

Conferences / Consultations

• August 7-10: Rejoice! Refresh! Renew! Association of Anglican Deacons in Canada conference, Vancouver, B.C. [PDF file]

• The Annual Gathering of Catechumenate Practitioners
  Sponsored by the North American Association for the Catechumenate
  Annual National Gathering 2008: Listening for the Spirit in a Post-Christian World
  

  "The 2008 Gathering will help us consider the challenges facing catechumenal ministers and Christian communities in an increasingly secularized society where an awareness of scripture and the sacramental tradition has diminished. How can we listen afresh to the stories of those who are seeking faith? How might the catechumenate offer a fresh approach to assimilating Christians in a culture at odds with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Through presentations and guided group work, we will reflect on catechumenal ministry in our postmodern world and on the grace this affords those who serve as practitioners of the catechumenate."

For more information, visit the NAAC Events website

• See also the Continuing Education website of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Educational Institutions Affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada

A listing of Anglican Church of Canada-recognized colleges and training centres offering degree and non-degree programs in theology. This page provides links to the actual websites of the colleges themselves, where detailed program descriptions and contact information can be found.

The Ministry of all the Baptized

Baptism is a coming into the Body of Christ, in which we become members of one another and of Christ – it is about who we are in Christ, and whose we are: God’s own. In baptism we are gathered… and sent forth, in the ministry that is God’s own ministry of transformation, reconciliation, healing and salvation of the world. So, baptism is not just about identity and belonging, it’s also about being sent in mission and ministry.

Faith Seeking Understanding - to nurture baptismal life and ministry (Theological Education section)

A listing and brief description of a variety of programs, and resources available across the Anglican Church of Canada to assist in adult faith formation, and deepening understanding of the Christian faith in the Anglican context. Links are also provided here to Christian retreat, renewal and education centres specializing in theological education for lay people.

Canadian Anglican Religious Communities

Listing of communities in Canada with links to local sites.

Wellness in Ministry

Information and resources on diocesan and national developments around ministry support, continued formation and mentoring of the newly ordained.

Ordered Ministries

This section is currently in development. See other sections of this page for specific resources for discernment, formation and training for ordered ministries.

Other areas of Ministry

Information on Chaplaincies and Emergency Response ministries.

Resources

• Anglican-Lutheran Guidelines for Clergy Serving in Each Other's Churches
  Guidelines for Lutheran clergy serving in Anglican contexts, and for Anglicans serving in Lutheran ministries. Prepared by the Joint Anglican Lutheran Commission and approved by the ACC Council of General Synod and the ELCIC National Church Council.
• Ecumenical Shared Ministries
  Information for congregations interested in becoming (or already being) ecumenical shared ministries - that is, in which the congregation is made up of Anlgicans and people from at least one other denomination.
  It is prepared by the Ecumenical Shared Ministries Task Group, which has representation from the Anglican Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, United Church of Canada, and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. posted March 7, 2007
• Educational Institutions affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada
• Eucharistic practice and the risk of infection
  With the discovery of AIDS a number of fears have arisen regarding the risk of the infection being spread by the use of the "common cup" at the Eucharist. This in turn has led to a re-examination of Eucharistic practices and their potential for transmission of infection. This is not the first instance of such a concern being raised. The influenza epidemic in 1917 raised similar concerns, and the controversy has surfaced periodically since the sixteenth century.