Rick Lord's Page

Your Anglican Church Body Affiliation (CofE, TEC, AMiA...) - Leave blank if not applicable

TEC

Your Diocese

Virginia

Your City

Vienna

Your Parish

Church of the Holy Comforter

Your parish website

http://www.holycomforter.com

Your blog (if you have one)

http://holycomforter.typepad.com

Your Anglican 'Species'

Priest

What you do for fun and re-creation?

Classical Guitar

What do you see as some of the biggest challenges facing Anglicans today?

Shifting from a membership or "established" culture which has been the social context for this parish for over 100 years, to a more inentional and uncondtionally welcoming culture where people can encounter God’s presence in worship, be formed in Christ through shared practice, discover how God has gifted them, and be enabled to live out their faith through personal engagement in a rapidly changing world.

What do you see as some of the biggest opportunities for Anglicans today?

Finding common worship, discipleship, and mission with all who wish to follow God in the transforming way of Jesus. I believe there is much in the Anglican ethos that can truly bless those who yearn to diminish the gap between what they say they believe and what they actually allow God to accomplish in their lives. Let's claim all that is good and constructive in every faith and wisdom tradition!