New Around the Mission
June 21, 2009
Meet the new Anglican Mission Bishops-elect
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
The Rev. Dr. Todd Hunter
Todd Hunter is the founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Costa Mesa, California. Author of Christianity Beyond Belief, Todd is also the founding director of Churches for the Sake of Others, the West Coast church planting initiative for the Anglican Mission in the Americas.
Previously, Todd was President of Alpha USA and National Director for the Association of Vineyard Churches where he served as overseer of some 500 congregations during his seven-year tenure. He began his ministry 30 years ago as a church planter and church planting consultant.
Since planting his first congregation in 1979, Todd has planted scores of churches in the US. His strengths have found new life in his work with the Anglican Mission in the Americas. Todd is committed to collaborating with those who desire to shape their ministries around Kingdom-based, missional encounters with contemporary culture.
Todd founded Three is Enough, a small group movement that makes spiritual formation doable. He is also an adjunct professor of evangelism and postmodern ministry at George Fox University, Fuller Seminary, Western Seminary and Wheaton College. Earlier in his career, Todd was a church planting coach for Allelon Ministries.
Ordained on September 25, 1979 by John Wimber of Calvary Chapel and Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Todd was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Mission on March 23, 2009.
Todd holds a certificate from Calvary Chapel Bible School, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Cal Poly Pomona, a Master of Arts from Regent University and a Doctor of Ministry from George Fox University. Todd has written for key publications such as Christianity Today, Charisma, Outreach and Ministries Today, as well as contributing to various books and study Bibles. Todd and his wife Debbie live in Eagle, Idaho with their two children, Jonathan (24) and Carol (17).
The Rev. Canon Doc Loomis
David Loomis, affectionately known as Doc, has served as Canon Missioner for the Anglican Mission since September 2007. In that capacity as well as serving as the Network Leader of the Heart of North America (HONA) Network, Doc is involved with planting new churches, raising up leaders and opening new territory for the Kingdom in the US and Canada. Doc also serves as Chairman for the Anglican Church in North America ’s (ACNA) Committee on Mission and teaches church planting at Gordon Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts.
A significant number of new churches and missions have been planted under Doc’s leadership during the last four years. Beginning with a single Northeast Ohio Congregation, three Networks have been birthed. Now, with the partnership of the Midwest Network, there are four Networks in one region. The region, called The Heart of North America, includes The Lighthouse, River of Life, CrossRoads (replacing HONA as a Network moniker) and the Midwest. Doc also helps provide oversight for churches in Ontario and Quebec.
Doc was traine d and licensed in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where he served as pastor from 1981 - 1997. From 1997 until 2003, he worked with two church plants in Ohio as an independent Christian church planter. In 2003, Doc began working with orthodox Anglicans in Ohio and ultimately accepted a call as pastor of an emerging church in northeast Ohio. This congregation, Holy Trinity, eventually affiliated with the Anglican Mission, leading to Doc’s ordination by Bishop Barnum in 2004. While serving this parish, Doc was called to birth a family of 8 churches in the surrounding area.
Doc holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in ministry. He is married to Ellen, who ministers mightily as a worship leader, and the couple resides in Medina, O hio. The Loomis’ have four grown Christian children, ages 19 to 33, and four grandchildren.
The Rev. Silas TAK Yin Ng
Silas Ng was born in Hong Kong and is the Rector of Richmond Emmanuel Church in British Columbia, a church planted in 1996 and is now a thriving congregation of over 400. Silas also serves as the Network Leader and principal missionary of the Asian Initiative (AI), a targeted ministry designed to respond to immigration from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea and the Philippines to North America.
Under Silas’ leadership, AI seeks to respond to the challenges presented by a rich cultural diversity present across the US and Canada and to address the tensions and opportunities associated with such cross-cultural mission. Launched in December 2007, AI has become a visible and mission-oriented community, providing a significant witness of the love of Christ to Asians while planting congregations within Asian communities in North America.
In addition to the strong presence of Richmond Emmanuel Church in the Vancouver area, AI is planting a daughter church of Richmond in Toronto – Toronto Emmanuel Church. This emerging work will ultimately makes its home as part of a major development project that includes two life lease apartment buildings for seniors, a community center and a 300 seat church. This creative plan places Toronto Emmanuel in the center of the Asian community which offers a multitude of ministry opportunities.
Silas holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Music Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and received his Masters in Divinity from Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary, Wisconsin in 1987. He was ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Peter Kwong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong in 1988. Silas is currently participating in a Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California and expects to complete the degree in May 2011. He and his wife Michelle have two sons, Ignatius and Athanasius.
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