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“Fifty Flourishing” in Five Years: Announcing the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan
I want to share with you about the future of our Diocese and the new Strategic Plan. But before I…
2024 Staffing Changes
As we celebrate the new start to the Church year, the diocesan staff is celebrating some new additions to our…
2023 Synod Recap & Election Results
The time delegates and guests shared in Tallahassee, Florida, last month was truly a time of encouraging and building up…
Equipping the Saints: Spring 2024 Center for Ministry Training Event
Equipping the Saints Weekend is designed to train parishes across our diocese in areas of ministry that were identified at…
Strategic Plan Overview
Bishop Alex and his staff unveiled the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan at Synod. This plan is the result of the work…
December 2023 Announcements
Dynamos 34: March 1–3 Anglican Frontier Missions Launches New 4-Week Curriculum AFM has just published Fulfilling the Great Commission Anglicanly,…
More from Archdeacon Jessica Jones
We Are All Called: Jesus’ Final Commandment
The Diocese’s five-year strategic plan launched by Bishop Alex at Synod 2023 included a call for 50 Flourishing Churches in…
Shepherding Stewards, Stewarding Shepherds
During the ordination of a priest, the Bishop exhorts the candidate to be “a messenger, a watchman, a steward of…
Threshold Ministry: On the Gift of the Diaconate
One of the great honors in my role with the Diocese is that I am able to walk alongside leaders…
Welcome Dcn. Lenny Konschewitz to the Staff
The four strategies of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese include strengthening congregations, raising leaders, planting churches, and reaching the next generation.…
An Invitation to New Relationships
Archdeacon Jessica Jones | Epiphany greetings! It is a joy to celebrate Christ’s coming by reflecting on the innumerable ways…
As we celebrate the new start to the Church year, the diocesan staff is celebrating some new additions to our team beginning January 1. Please cover these individuals and their ministries in prayer, that their work would benefit the Church and glorify God!
The Rev. Christopher Jones
Canon for Next Generation Ministry
The first change was announced at Synod: the Rev. Christopher Jones will join the staff as the new Canon for Next Generation Ministry. Father Christopher comes with years of dedicated service to the youth of our diocese and a deep passion for evangelism. He has already hit the ground running and we expect to hear much more from him in the new year regarding how we as a diocese can continue to reach the next generation. Along with his next gen work, Christopher will also head up our new Learning Management System (the new online system for training clergy and laypeople). Lastly, in conjunction with this diocesan role, Christopher has taken the role of Associate Rector for Youth and Young Adults at All Souls Anglican Church, Jacksonville. We know All Souls, as well as the Diocese as a whole, will benefit from Christopher serving in full-time ministry for the next generation of the Church.
The Rev. Craig Brown
Associate for Congregational Health
As announced just before Synod, the Rev. Canon Mark Eldredge will move into a full-time role as COO of the American Anglican Council. We wish him well in that ministry and know his work will continue to benefit the Province. As a result, the Rev. Craig Brown will come on staff to help with congregational health. Craig is a licensed mental health counselor. His background, expertise, and experience as a Rector will be invaluable in 2024.
The Rev. John Commins
Bishop’s Liaison for Retired Clergy
Finally, the Rev. John Commins will begin serving the retired clergy of the diocese in January. His work will enable the Diocese to offer stronger support for our retired clergy as well as increase communication across our clergy. We are thankful for John’s leadership in this area!
Thanking God for these additions and for each of you,
Jessica Jones, Archdeacon