Raising Up Leaders
The mission of the Next Generation Leadership Initiative is to discover, develop, and deploy leaders and ministry resources for the Anglican Church in North America.
Next Generation
In the next decade, a significant number of our existing clergy will retire, and we currently do not have a sufficient amount of young, talented leaders to replace them or to start new ministries.
Leadership
Initiative
Next Generation Leadership Initiative is a key ministry of the Anglican Church in North America, a church that is faithful to the Great Tradition, just in its concern for the needy, and as multi-ethnic as the Kingdom is.
Our Networks
Access
Working to build communities of belonging among individuals with and without disabilities in parishes across the ACNA
Antioch
Increasing the ethnic diversity of clergy for the sake of evangelism to all and authentic gospel witness
Family
Developing and providing tools for family discipleship to parishes and dioceses
Student
Working to see generations of students formed in Christ awakening churches, communities, and cultures
Women
Equipping lay and ordained women in the gifts, knowledge, and skills God has given them to confidently lead in their context of ministry
Rector’s Leadership Network
A place of flourishing for rectors to expand impact and create healthy, vibrant leadership environments.
Latest Articles
Blessing Bags for Homeless Neighbors
In Tempe, Arizona, a student recognized a need in her community and wanted to mobilize her church to do something about it. With 10,000 families homeless in their state and about 7,000 of them in their city, it became clear to the student ministry at Living Faith Anglican Church that they needed a practical way to help.
What is the Next Generation Leadership Initiative?
When I was a new parent, I attended a seminar on parenting that presented an argument for vision casting for your family. The presenter encouraged us to craft a shortlist of things our family unit valued (or should value) and to adopt them as mantras in combination with your family name.
What is the NGLI Student Leadership Network?
The Anglican Church in North America brings together biblical orthodoxy, missional entrepreneurship, artistic beauty, and vibrant teaching. Our worship is rooted in the history of the church, with stable and flexible liturgies highly accessible and relevant for today. We are a church, a people, propelled by the Holy Spirit to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, that our continent may know and live in the love of the Father.