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2014: The Anglican Connection: Annual Conference

2014: The Anglican Connection: Annual Conference

By Roger Salter
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
November 4, 2014

The second annual conference of the Anglican Connection was held at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama from Tuesday, October 28th to Thursday, 30th October. The program ran concurrently or merged with Beeson's yearly presentation of their much appreciated Reformation Heritage Lectures, the speaker on this 26th occasion being Peter Adam, Vicar Emeritus of St. Jude's Church, Melbourne, Australia, who also led several extremely valuable sessions for the Anglican Connection.

The theme of the conference, which was arranged by John Mason, Rector Emeritus of Christ Church, New York City, was Word-centric Anglicanism, and the blend of messages, worship, and fellowship served to promote the Connection's priorities of loyal adherence to the Word of God, and the faithful proclamation of the Gospel. Accompanying Peter Adam in the ministry of exhortation and encouragement were Gerald Bray, Graham Cole, (faculty members of Beeson), Toby Kurth (San Francisco, CA), John Mason, Keith Paulus 11 (NYC), Marcus Robertson (Savannah, GA), and Tim Sims (business leader and advisor to the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. See website Effective Ministry). The range of topics included God is a speaking God, Making disciple-making disciples, Word-centric Ministry in the 16th century English Church, Gospel Compassion: Hands at Work, The Power of the Word, and Preach the Word.

In addition to the spoken word Tim Sims afforded those at the conference the opportunity to view the film Freedom directed by the talented Australian Peter Cousens and featuring, among others, Sharon Leal and Cuba Gooding Jr. The movie interweaves the quest for freedom by African-American slaves via the underground railway to liberty in Canada during the 19th century, and the discovery of freedom from the bondage of sin by former slave trader John Newton (18thC) through the mercy of God in Christ. To avoid confusion with other films of similar title and storyline it is best to consult Freedom (11) 2014 IMDb.

An average attendance of 40 persons was privileged to hear a series of excellent addresses designed to increase our keen attention to our glorious God, who speaks to us so graciously in his Word, who exalts his Son before us as our only true Saviour, and who empowers us by his Holy Spirit to proclaim the way of salvation.

The conference was eminently beneficial and enjoyable and the date for 2015 will be eminently worthy of an entry in everyone's new diary for the next year. www.anglicanconnection.com

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