ABSTRACT ANGLICAN CHURCH PLANTING ESSENTIALS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A STUDY IN ACTS 2, ANGLICANISM, AND BRITISH MISSIONARY HISTORY by Kris McDaniel Church planting is hard work, especially when one is attempting to remain in dialogue with the early church while maintaining a connection to the larger story of the Christian Church today. In the Anglican Church in America there is a great deal of conversation surrounding the importance of church planting. And, while it is true that there is no shortage of material on the subject of church planting within the wider church world, many Anglicans do not know where to begin. Much of this material is heavily pragmatic, without much to offer in the way of honoring history, ecclesiology and contextualized mission. Consequently, many Christians within the American Anglican landscape are left to their own devices when it comes to launching new church works. This sense of isolation sometimes results in a hit or miss approach to church planting. First, church plants within an Anglican context must be in constant dialogue with the value systems of the Primitive (early) Church, reflecting the essence of Christianity’s earliest forebears. Second, Anglican plants must recover and embody a mere Anglicanism—an approach to Anglicanism that focuses on major issues while avoiding the traps inherent to an overly complex ecclesiology approach. Third, Anglican planters would do well to remember their Anglican heritage. The notable missionary movements of Great Britain contain lessons and insights that are uncanny in their relevance for church planters today. However, it is not enough that these values be embraced in purely abstract terms. Consequently, it is imperative that sending churches assess and evaluate the extent to which they themselves express the very things that they desire to replicate. As the old saying goes, one cannot lead where one has not been willing to go. Without robust expression of these values on the part of the sending church, there will be a limitation with regard to the effectiveness of the coaching/mentoring process. This truth led to a process of evaluation relative to certain critical values in an Anglican church planting congregation located in the Southeastern United States. The membership and leadership community within the church in question was surveyed in an effort to determine the extent to which the church was living into its call to plant the right kind of church. DISSERTATION APPROVAL This is to certify that the dissertation entitled ANGLICAN CHURCH PLANTING ESSENTIALS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A STUDY IN ACTS 2, ANGLICANISM, AND BRITISH MISSIONARY HISTORY presented by Kris McDaniel has been accepted towards fulfillment of the requirements for the DOCTOR OF MINISTRY degree at Asbury Theological Seminary Dissertation Coach Date Director, Doctor of Ministry Program Date Dean of the Beeson Center Date ANGLICAN CHURCH PLANTING ESSENTIALS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A STUDY IN ACTS 2, ANGLICANISM, AND BRITISH MISSIONARY HISTORY A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Kris McDaniel May 2018 © 2018 Kris McDaniel ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1 NATURE OF THE PROJECT .....................................................................1 Overview of the Chapter .........................................................................................1 Personal Introduction ..............................................................................................1 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................4 Purpose of the Project……………………………………………………………..5 Research Questions .................................................................................................6 Rationale for the Project ..........................................................................................6 Definition of Key Terms .........................................................................................8 Delimitations ...........................................................................................................9 Review of Relevant Literature ...............................................................................10 Research Methodology .........................................................................................11 Type of Research ......................................................................................12 Participants ................................................................................................12 Data Collection .........................................................................................13 Data Analysis ............................................................................................16 Generalizability .........................................................................................17 Project Overview ..................................................................................................18 iii CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW FOR THE PROJECT .........................................19 Overview of the Chapter ........................................................................................19 Acts 2 as a snapshot of the early church…………………………………………19 A mere Anglicanism……………………………………………………………..49 British Missionary History ………………………………………………………70 Research Design Literature ...................................................................................94 Summary of Literature ..........................................................................................95 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE PROJECT………………...100 Overview of the Chapter……………………………………………………..…100 Nature and Purpose of the Project .......................................................................100 Research Questions ..............................................................................................100 Ministry Context(s) ..............................................................................................103 Participants ..........................................................................................................104 Criteria for Selection ...............................................................................104 Description of Participants ......................................................................104 Ethical Considerations .............................................................................105 Instrumentation ....................................................................................................106 Pilot Test or Expert Review (optional) ....................................................107 Reliability & Validity of Project Design ................................................108 Data Collection ....................................................................................................110 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................113 CHAPTER 4 EVIDENCE FOR THE PROJECT ............................................................115 Overview of the Chapter .....................................................................................115 iv Participants ..........................................................................................................115 Description of Evidence .......................................................................................116 Summary of Major Findings (Top 5-7, 1 paragraph each) ..................................163 CHAPTER 5 LEARNING REPORT FOR THE PROJECT ...........................................167 Overview of the Chapter .....................................................................................167 Major Findings .....................................................................................................168 Ministry Implications of the Findings..................................................................188 Limitations of the Study.......................................................................................191 Unexpected Observations ....................................................................................192 Recommendations ................................................................................................196 Postscript .............................................................................................................197 APPENDIXES A. Online survey ……………………………………………………………….200 B. Focus Group Questions ...................................................................................206 C. Membership Info Flier ...................................................................................208 D. Consent Forms Template ................................................................................212 WORKS CITED ..............................................................................................................214 v LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 4.1. Title.....................................................................................................................