On Tuesday, July 31 from 6:30-8:30pm in the sanctuary at Restoration, I’ll be leading a mini-workshop on how to create a personal rule of life. A Rule of Life is a tool rooted in the monastic tradition and it used take inventory of all aspects of our life, to create intentional goals, and to measure […]
It brings me great joy to announce that we have hired Rev. Beth Tipps of Nashville, TN as an associate rector at Restoration. Beth is a newly ordained Anglican Priest in the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, which is under the leadership of Bishop Todd Hunter. She received her ordination in September […]
This Summer, Scott Buckhout is returning to Restoration to serve as our Summer Pastoral Associate. You will see a lot of him on Sundays, leading us through the liturgy. He will also be helping out with a summer small group and community fun. Scott is a student at Gordon-Conwell and a postulant for ordination under the […]
The College of Bishops for the Anglican Church in North America met in conclave from September 5-7 in British Columbia, Canada. Here is the statement that they made at the conclusion of their time. They met to discuss the report of the Theological Task Force on Holy Orders. The report itself is over 300 pages […]
It brings me great joy to introduce you to our new Associate Rector for Small Groups and Church Planting, Nathan Dickerson! Nathan and his family currently live in Minnesota, but are planning to move to Arlington later this summer. We can’t wait to have all five of them here. Nathan will be coming to […]
Welcome to the first “Wardens’ Report” — a brief summary of Vestry meetings to help demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. We recognize that as Restoration grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to know how things are going. We hope this summary will […]
The local church is the hope of the world. Everybody wins when a leader gets better. These two statements are the foundation on which Bill Hybels created the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, a 2-day conference held annually in early August. The summit is held in Chicago but broadcast live around the states and then […]
Every year, in the beginning of December, the vestry and staff gather to remember and celebrate. Somebody hosts. We bring in extra chairs and maybe a table or two. Everyone signs up to provide a dish– pork roast, green beans, brussels sprouts, lots of salad, lots of dessert. We put on festive attire. We find […]
Restoration is lead by a team of ten people called ‘The Vestry’. I, as rector, serve as the chair. The other nine people are chosen by the congregation to serve for three year terms. The vestry assigns certain positions as a means to organize itself: two wardens, a secretary, and a treasurer. Together, the […]
At Restoration we care deeply that we should each grow as disciples of Jesus in every aspect of our lives. We want to be intentional about how we exercise our faith at home, in our neighborhoods and at work; so every trimester we aim to run a few small groups on these topics. This trimester Lee […]