With Chris Zoephel | Why AMiA? Part 2

YAMIA is the youth and student ministries arm of the Anglican Mission in the Americas.

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The Lambeth Quadrilateral....(big words...what the heck does THAT mean?)

While engaging in ecumenical dialogue the Anglican Church came up with the following four points as distinctive of Anglicanism. Here they are:

1) Nicene Creed. We are down with it. So is the Church universal. She has been down with it for a long, long time. Are you?

2) Sacraments. We believe in two. Baptism and Communion. Baptism is not a "magic wand" and Communion is not "transubstantiation" to the Anglican. More on those in another post. Are you ok with God using matter to convey grace? I really do need to do a whole separate post for this topic don't I:)

3) Episcopacy. We follow an Episcopal form of Church government. Meaning, we have bishops. We do not have a pope though. We have what is called a Collegial Episcopacy. That is, they are all equal. This is a very ancient form of government and the most widely used form (episcopacy that is).

4) Word. God's Word in Scripture is it. It is the highest level of authority. Things like tradition and reason etc are subservient to it. God's Word is God-breathed and contains everything we need for a life of faith and morals.

There you have it...the Lambeth Quadri...whatever.

I will begin to address these sort of things with a more specific light on Youth Ministry in another installment.

Are you down with these? Or at least possibly down with these? Then we need to talk....I am serious...email me.

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Involved in Youth Ministry for over 10 years, Rev Chris Zoephel has worked with junior highers, senior highers and those who act like these folks both as a paid staff member and as a volunteer in churches and para church organizations. These days most of his time is spent chasing his son around, keeping his office somewhat organized and trying to point others toward Christ. Currently Chris is on staff at Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, FL as the Pastor of Discipleship (which includes being a youth pastor). Chris also serves as Director of YAMIA for the Anglican Mission in the Americas.