calling of anglican worship equippers (AWE)

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 Vision

“All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.” — Psalm 22:27 28

Our vision is to see the Church renewed in worship and mission through the restoration of the apostolic plumbline of the Anglican Way of Worship — rooted in Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament. We long for the Body of Christ to walk in this inheritance with oneness,  joy, reverence, and awe.

Mission

“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” — Hebrews 12:28-29

Our mission is to help equip the Body of Christ to live into this vision by providing retreats, symposiums, workshops, pilgrimages, and resources that help God’s people experience the Anglican Way of Worship as a daily lifestyle. By co-laboring with clergy, lay leaders, church planters, and ministry teams, we seek to restore the awe and wonder of worship that overflows into faithful mission in the world. 

In an era when the Church is fragmented into thousands of denominations, sects, and groups —many shaped more by modern consumer culture than by the apostolic faith—the Book of Common Prayer stands as a priceless gift to the Christian community. 

It is not merely a collection of old prayers, but a carefully crafted treasury of sacred Scripture and ancient liturgy that preserves the biblical foundation of Christian worship, which has united believers over the centuries. Its genius lies in shaping the ancient rhythms of Christian worship: confession and repentance from sin, the reading and preaching of holy Scripture, the celebration of the Sacraments, the confessing of the ancient Christian Creeds, the singing of Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, the prayers of the people, and following the sacred rhythm of the Church Year.

These practices are not innovations but the very elements that sustained the early Church and carried believers through every generation. Without them, worship risks being shaped by innovation, novelty, and consumerism—more about pleasing audiences than forming disciples. The Book of Common Prayer anchors us in the apostolic plumbline, reminding us of the "ancient paths" that Jeremiah urged God's people to walk in: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls" (Jer. 6:16).

For a new generation of pastors and lay leaders—many of whom have never been formed by the Church Fathers, ancient liturgies, creeds, prayers, the Daily Offices, or the liturgical year—the Book of Common Prayer is a school of worship and a sanctuary of renewal. By praying and singing its words, God's people are shaped into the likeness of Christ, strengthened for mission, and joined to the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us.

Far from being a relic of the past, the BCP is a roadmap for renewal in the present. It shows us that true worship in "spirit and truth"  is not about being relevant but being rooted in what is true and eternal. In a fractured age, it offers unity, depth, and liturgical integrity, helping the Church recover its true identity as the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.

Our ministry stands upon the biblical foundation of orthodox Christianity; We joyfully confess "the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude :3):

The Foundations of our Faith:  

What follows is a brief summary that expresses the pillars upon which our ministry is built. We share it here so that clergy, Christian leaders, and spiritual seekers alike can see the heart of what shapes our worship, teaching, and mission.

Holy Scripture

We receive the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God, containing all things necessary for salvation, and as the final authority and unchangeable standard for Christian faith and life.

The Sacraments

We confess Baptism and the Supper of the Lord as Sacraments of the Gospel ordained by Christ Himself, to be celebrated with His own words of institution and the elements He ordained.  Sacraments of the Church include Confirmation, Penance / Absolution (Confession and Reconciliation), Holy Matrimony (Marriage), Holy Orders (Ordination), Anointing of the Sick.(Unction).

The Historic Episcopate

We affirm the godly historic Episcopate—bishops in apostolic continuity—as an inherent part of the apostolic faith and practice and therefore integral to the fullness and unity of the Body of Christ.

The Catholic Creeds

We embrace the historic faith of the undivided Church, as declared in the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, which are proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture.

The Councils of the Church

We affirm the teaching of the first four Ecumenical Councils and the Christological clarifications of the fifth, sixth, and seventh Councils, insofar as they agree with the Holy Scriptures.

The Book of Common Prayer

We receive The Book of Common Prayer as set forth by the Church of England in 1662, together with its Ordinal, as a standard for Anglican doctrine and discipline, and, with the Books which preceded it, as the standard for the Anglican tradition of worship.

The Thirty-Nine Articles

We receive the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion of 1571, taken in their literal and grammatical sense, as expressing the Anglican response to certain doctrinal issues of the Reformation era and as articulating the fundamental principles of authentic Anglican belief.

(This summary is offered as an adaptation of the Fundamental Declarations of the Anglican Church in North America. It reflects the historic Anglican faith that grounds and guides Anglican Worship Equippers in our calling to serve Christ’s Church today.)

Other Anglican Resources and Committments:
 

• The ACNA Catechism: To Be a Christian — A Clear Teaching Tool for Evangelism, Catechesis, and Formation

• GAFCON/Jerusalem Declaration (2008) – In our time, the majority of Anglicans worldwide stand together in affirming the authority of Scripture, the uniqueness of Christ, the sanctity of life, and biblical teachings on marriage and sexuality. GAFCON and the Jerusalem Declaration make clear that true communion cannot be shared with those who depart from these foundations.  AWE joins with millions of Anglicans worldwide who are committed to orthodox, biblical Christianity and the mission of the Gospel in our generation.

Apostolic Fathers (1st–2nd c.)

• Ignatius of Antioch – On unity of the Church, bishops, Eucharist.
   
• Polycarp of Smyrna – Disciple of John, martyr witness.
   
• Clement of Rome – On apostolic succession and church order.
   
• The Didache (anonymous, but valued for teaching on baptism, Eucharist, and church life).
   

Greek & Latin Fathers (3rd–5th c.)

• Irenaeus of Lyons – Against heresies, on the rule of faith.
   
• Athanasius of Alexandria – Defender of the Nicene faith, central to Trinitarian theology.
   
• Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa (Cappadocian Fathers) – Trinitarian theology, worship.
   
• John Chrysostom – Famed preacher, on the Eucharist and pastoral life.
   
• Ambrose of Milan – On worship, sacraments, and Scripture.
   
• Jerome – Translator of the Vulgate, teacher of Scripture.

• Augustine of Hippo – Most influential on Anglican theology (grace, sacraments, worship, Church as City of God).
   
• Leo the Great – Papal primacy less emphasized, but his Christology is embraced.
   

Early Councils (Creedal Fathers)

• Fathers of Nicaea (325), Constantinople (381), Ephesus (431), and Chalcedon (451) are strongly embraced, since the Anglican formularies affirm the Creeds and Councils of the undivided Church as foundational.