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Anglican Sojourner Fellowship Report to ANiC Council

November 2013

• A Bridge of Living Stones “… being

built up into Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2)

What is the ASF?

• An outreach Ministry of ANiC to Orphans
• Outreach not church planting
• Using “Sojourner Circles” as building blocks
• With two closely connected Objectives:
• To restore Belonging (lost sheep)
• To build Disciples
• Combining both Virtual and Local Fellowship
• Using a membership model that is faithful but

non-exclusive

• Committed to self-sufficiency

Current Status

We are on a step-by-step journey guided by the Holy Spirit

We have:

• Established our focus
• the Jerusalem Declaration as our foundaiton
• the objective of turning orphans into disciples
• “Sojourner Circles” as building blocks
• Set up an interactive website and video-

conferencing framework

• Built a current “membership” of about 30

individuals

What do we Need?: 1. Growth

• We have a chicken vs. egg Problem
• Active members bring new members
• We are dependent on volunteers
• this approach is essential
• But orphans are often “twice shy”
• We plan to focus on recruitment
• But we will need all the help we can get

Our Volunteer Needs Include:

1. Prayer Coordination 2. Controllership & administration 3. Membership, & greeting 4. Volunteer identifying and equipping 5. Website management

• Website Forum development
• Website linkages & resources

6. Discipleship program development 7. Videoconferencing & communications support 8. Worship support 9. Pastoral care (spiritual medic service)

• 10. Search and rescue function for lost sheep
• 11. ASF/ANiC parish linkage development
• 12. Sojourner Circle Development/Convening

What do we Need?:

• 2. To build parish partnerships
• Our aim is to establish 2 way relationships
• Parishes may be able to share clergy, worship and

sermon resources

• The ASF can extend the reach of parishes
• E.g. an ANiC parish may serve as a “mother ship” for a

number of Sojourner Circles in a region

• The ASF can also provide web based networks,

blogging and resource sharing for parishes

• How do we explore this potential together?
• Pilot models (Rural Southern Ontario)?
• Sponsor a workshop (real or virtual)?

What do we Need?:

• 3. A strong relationship with ANiC
• We are committed to encouraging local initiative while

maintaining clear authority

• A Fellowship Steering Committee is responsible for the

ASF

• It reports to the ANiC Council through an Executive

Committee composed of :

• Bishop Masters
• Claus Lenk
• Mark Larratt-Smith (ASF Convenor)
• We believe that the next step is to finalize an ANiC-ASF

MoU

• We plan to have a draft for approval early in2014

The potential value to ANiC of the ASF

1. Recovering and enabling Anglican orphans

• 2. Contributing to discipleship training
• 3. Serving as a”Skunk Works” for ANiC
• Exploring alternative patterns of membership and

Church growth

• Integrating new techniques into ANiC ministry and
• utreach
• Broadening understanding of “Church” and Mission”
• 4. Using virtual technology to connect with and

contribute to the GFCA