This introduction to a new monastic, missional community in Toronto’s west end was posted at the Anglican Church of Canada’s Ministry Matters web site.

Meet the Jeremiah Community from Anglican Church of Canada on Vimeo.
Jeremiah Community members, in order of appearance:
The Rev. Lance Dixon, team leader
Meagan Crosby-Shearer, pilgrim/spiritual care
Rob Crosby-Shearer, director of community formation
Sam Harding, community networker

Below are thirteen traits often present in successful church planters.
These are taken from a widely used assessment tool, “The Church Planter Assessment Guide”, http://www.churchsmart.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5 prepared by North American church planting “guru” Bob Logan and Dr. Charles Ridley, Psychology Professor and organizations consultant at Indiana University, Bloomington. The Assessment Guide is the result of a [...]

Church planting does not always mean starting from nothing. The insights of church planters can also be applied to situations where an older congregation is in need of an infusion of new life. One church in Toronto has modeled how this kind of “re-boot” can work successfully.
In 1999, the Church of the Resurrection had [...]