tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post116090314573945195..comments2024-03-24T15:19:06.377-04:00Comments on The Continuum: No News Is ... No NewsFr. Robert Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892141425033196616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1161717811842143532006-10-24T15:23:00.000-04:002006-10-24T15:23:00.000-04:00Hi Albion,I agree with you. For those of us living...Hi Albion,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. For those of us living outside of the USA the problem becomes even more difficult, as you probably know.<BR/><BR/>The impression people get is that if the website is just a dead page then the churches must be just the same. Remnants that someone has not managed to clean up yet.<BR/><BR/>I bet a lot of the fleeing ECUSA churches would come on with the Continuing churches if there were just an awareness of who they are. The evangelical AMiA is doing this well, and I can't critique them. If you are good at communicating your message about the church and obscure things like episcopal and provincial affiliations, then you can probably also communicate the Gospel.<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1161358037030732122006-10-20T11:27:00.000-04:002006-10-20T11:27:00.000-04:00It is a mystery to me that whenever the Continuum ...It is a mystery to me that whenever the Continuum is discussed, the largest church in the Continuum is never mentioned! The Anglican Independent Communion Worldwide has undergone explosive growth, and has lots of news and information on is excellent website at www.aicuk.org.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1160920136810849732006-10-15T09:48:00.000-04:002006-10-15T09:48:00.000-04:00Excellent points, Albion. One really has to want ...Excellent points, Albion. One really has to want to find out about these jurisdictions and, even then, things such as services times can often be incorrect. Perhaps this passive web presence represents a fear of the new technology and/or a lack of the necessary resources. The Continuum will never grow in the 21st century unless its "web presence" engages this great forum--the web is the "agora" of today.<BR/><BR/>It is truly unfortunate that the Continuum is as fractured as it is. Could it be that more news about our various churches might promote dialogue between them and a healing of some of these divisions? We can pray that this happens through God's grace.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, missionary efforts appear rarer than one could want. My own church is working through the process of establishing a bank account with the mother parish for the local mission--this is a new "problem" it seems as the diocese and the mother parish have never been through this before. It is on this point the Continuum is failing most--the AMiA is reaching out everywhere establishing home churches and missions and ministering to Episcopalians escaping TEC's sinking ship. This is an aggressive, shoe-string effort on their part. They have a significant web presence and they are engaging the press. They are also growing at an astounding rate. Where is our message of orthodoxy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1160919082294690692006-10-15T09:31:00.000-04:002006-10-15T09:31:00.000-04:00Quite right, Albion.It's a sign of our abject disu...Quite right, Albion.<BR/><BR/>It's a sign of our abject disunity. We have been left behind by the Anglican Communion and what remains has not been working to unify itself into a meaningful Conciliary body of Bishops.<BR/><BR/>We have no organisation that is extravert, and as Christians we need an extravert quality. Christ did not want us to sit navel-gazing.<BR/><BR/>As Anglo-Catholics we have the Truth to proclaim in spades. Our denomination is robust both theologically and numerically, but it is all over the shop!<BR/><BR/>News and information can only come through a truly organised and outward looking body. Otherwise the news and information we broadcast just come out simply as hearsay, rumour and conjecture.<BR/><BR/>I beg all Continuum Bishops to form a Council together despite differences, and just build up some central body to which we can turn for guidance, information and news. <BR/><BR/>Dear God, may we become one!Warwickensishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310450226153796760noreply@blogger.com