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Brad Bessell Ordination
Brad Bessell will be ordained Priest in the Church of God, within the jurisdiction of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, the Province of St. Peter, on the Feast of Saint Aidan; Sunday 31st August 2008 at the Chapel of Tabor College, Adelaide, South Australia by Bishop Rex Harmon.
Brad and his wife Stephanie have a mission to the black, death and gothic metal music sub-cultures through their band Synnove. Brad is currently a Lecturer and Tutor at Tabor Christian College in Adelaide and is a passionate advocate for Convergence ministry in the Church. Brad and Stephanie have been members of the CEEC since 2002 and we look forward to the future of this new ministry in the CEEC.
Please pray for Brad and Stephanie as they prepare for this work to which they have been called.
.THE ANAM~CARA COMMUNITY MISSION
The Ministry of Brad and Stephanie Bessell through the Anam-Cara Community Mission is to nurture fresh and creative expressions within the One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church through:
- Soul friendship and the New Monasticism
- Music Ministry and the Arts
- Pastoral Care, Teaching and Preaching
- Sacramental Ministry and Retreats
- Church Planting and Missional Living
Though its missionary outreach band Synnove it is called:
To proclaim the Gospel among the marginalized and in particular by taking the gospel to extreme subcultures, leading them into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and helping them fulfil Gods intention for their lives.
To initiate Discipleship Training Schools that will train and equip the Church to reach
subcultures and face the challenge of world evangelism.
ABOUT US
As a mission we seek to encourage and foster a new monasticism that is inclusive of all the people of God and engage with an ever-changing world. We belong to a contemporary Evangelical Episcopal Church that seeks brings together the streams of the Christian Faith such as, the Sacramental, Evangelical, and Liturgical. Our Bishop is the Right Reverend Rex Harman of the Church of the Southern Cross (www.ceeca.org.au), a Diocese of the Extra-Territorial Province of St. Peter led by Archbishop the Most Reverend Russell McClanahan of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches.
We are also a linked mission with the Community of Aidan and Hilda and relate to its Guardian, the Reverend Ray Simpson, as a Soul Friend, who lives on Holy Island of Lindisfarne. We draw inspiration from the Way of Life of the Community of Aidan and Hilda and the Celtic Saints. It is from this Community that our way of life has been adapted to our unique context as a Church plant that also seeks to be a new monastic order; for further information see (www.aidan.org.uk).
ABOUT THE NAME ANAM-CARA
The word Anam-Cara is a Celtic word meaning 'Soul Friend'. It was used to describe a wise and gentle person who walked with us on the journey of life; it is a deeply intimate term. This is everything that Jesus is to us and everything that we would like to be to our Generation.
OUR VISION
To create Culturally Relevant Communities that enable our generation through our Rhythm of Life, to enter into the mystery and beauty of the Holy Trinity.
OUR MISSION
To know God and make him known through the Gospel proclaimed in
Word, Sacrament, the power of Spirit and acts of Kindness and Mercy, and
To worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in a way that is faithful to the Anglican and Celtic Christian traditions and also engages with contemporary culture.
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