Clergy

• • 1st – Rev. Jeff Vermilya
  • 2nd – Rev. Joseph L Boysel
  • 3rd – Rev. Travis J. Bott

Laity

• • 1st – Elizabeth Demmon
  • 2nd – Ginny Mooney Gullett
  • 3rd – Michael Distefano

Challenge
There are many cultural and political currents that flow contrary to the Gospel, and they seem to be changing every day. Peter exhorts Christians to always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks for a reason for the hope that is in them (1 Peter 3:15), and Paul tells the Ephesians that all Christians are called to defend their faith, not just leaders and teachers (Ephesians 4:1-16).

• • How do we equip our parishioners to share the reasons for their hope in Christ in the midst of the many counter currents?
  • Put another way, what does Christian apologetics look like in the 2020s and how can we equip the ACNA congregations to defend their faith with truth and love (Ephesians 4:15)?

• Clergy

• • 1st – Rev. Justin Murff
  • 2nd – Rev. Seth Williamson
  • 3rd – Rev. Timothy Matkin

Laity

• • 1st -Todd Milton
  • 2nd – Tyler Leighton Ryder
  • 3rd – Craig Callon

Challenge

In April 2023, 1,300 Anglicans from around the world gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, at the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) to chart a new course for Global Anglicanism. The final Conference statement (the Kigali Commitment) calls for “resetting” the Anglican Communion on the foundation of Biblical authority and classic Anglican principles of doctrine, discipline and worship, as articulated in the Jerusalem Declaration (2008).

• • • Priests/Deacons – You have chosen or been tasked to preach on the topic: “What does it mean to be a global Anglican today?” Choose a biblical text or texts and write the sermon.
    • Lay Persons – You have been tasked by the clergy to present an adult forum on the topic: “How can we as a congregation participate in the wider movement of Global Anglicanism?” Introduce the topic “What is global Anglicanism?” and include practical steps for parish involvement.

Clergy

• • 1st – Rev. Mark Brians
  • 2nd – Rev. Travis J. Bott
  • 3rd – Rev. Logan Gates

Laity

• • 1st – Joshua Heavin
  • 2nd – Todd Milton
  • 3rd – Elizabeth Demmon

Challenge

For the 2022 Contest the Archbishop invites entrants to submit an essay telling how the church can effectively deal with controversial social issues of the day, while being true to the gospel and remaining loving to the people?” These topics could relate to but are not limited to the following:

• • Self-adopted sexual identity
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Censoring or canceling people
  • Group-think
  • Tolerating criminal behavior
  • Abortion as birth control

Clergy

• • 1st – Rev. Toby Larson
  • 2nd – Rev. Fabien Pering
  • 3rd – Rev. Marc Dean Wilson

Laity

• • 1st – Candidate Disqualified
  • 2nd – Marissa Burt
  • 3rd – Kathy Ciarlariello

Challenge
For the 2021 Contest, the Archbishop invites entrants to submit an essay that provides a Biblical and Theological perspective on pandemics. While there have been pandemics throughout history, and in the history of the Church, no one who is alive today has experienced anything like it.