Anglicanism

[Jack K]

There are many places in the world, especially outside the mostly-apostate West, where choices are limited and an Anglican congregation will be the best place to find gospel preaching and a church faithful to Christ. Here in the US, there are also scattered places where it's possible an ACNA or REC church might be your best option.

• You would have to find a good one, and then put up with being attached to a denomination where that church is joined organizationally to some wonky ones.
• You would not have the kind of church government familiar to Baptists, since Anglicans are more top-down.
• You definitely would have elements of worship that are unfamiliar to casual Baptists and Presbyterians, and are considered improper in Reformed circles that are most conservative: clergy wearing vestments, multiple holy days/seasons throughout the year, more use of images in worship, a required liturgy to recite. That said, the words to the liturgy (Book of Common Prayer) used in the ACNA or REC are excellent—beautiful, heart-challenging, and gospel-proclaiming. So, it's possible you might find the liturgy better than what you hear from the worship leaders in any of the Baptist or Presbyterian churches in your area. Or you might find that all the local Baptists and Presbyterians have become just as obsessed with the seasonal church calendar and how the pastor should dress, etc., so that any qualms you may have about elements of worship feel negligible.

 

[TheBoringBaptist]

The Reformed Episcopal Church is very small, but as of 25 years ago it was, I think, a good denomination. I know nothing of it now.

If you move to Sydney, Australia, the Anglican diocese there is fairly conservative. Plus, you can go to Aldi's and buy kangaroo sausage, kangaroo meatballs, and ground kangaroo meat. One should not underestimate what a significant perk that is.

As long as that meat was taken by Kangaroo Jack, I'm satisfied

 

[ZackF]

Kangaroo meat is fine if you’re stranded in the outback and that is all you can get your hands on; perhaps the same applies to churches. But if you want to eat real meat you eat beef, so if you come to Australia you might want to find a confessionally reformed church.

I heard one of your sermons a few years ago. You do have a cool accent. That is something to put in the win column.

 

[WithinThePale]

Is there a reason why you don't find Prelacy repulsive? Its a form of government badly matched with the New Testament, and lends itself to abuse

 

[Ploutos]

I heard one of your sermons a few years ago. You do have a cool accent. That is something to put in the win column.

Confessionally Reformed AND a nifty Aussie accent? Put me on the next flight! (Will there be kanga-kebobs?)

 

[MW]

I heard one of your sermons a few years ago. You do have a cool accent. That is something to put in the win column.

It is always a concern with hearing a sermon outside the original setting what becomes of the message, especially where it has been taken to a different culture. I hope you found something profitable for your soul.