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The new Personal Ordinariate for Anglicans may attract far more than a few disgruntled Episcopalians. A whole range of Protestant Evangelical Christians are \u2018out there\u2019 searching for a church where they can exercise these great traditions from Evangelicalism and Anglicanism in faithful full communion with the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

The Anglo Catholic<\/a> is a new blog dedicated to news on the development of the Personal Ordinariate for Anglicans. The blogger breaks the news today of an interesting development.<\/p>\n

In Springfield, Missouri there are four Episcopal churches and two continuing Anglican congregations, but none have expressed interest so far in becoming part of the Anglican Ordinariate. However, a group has started by a man and wife who are former Evangelicals who became Episcopalians and then converted to the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

Shane Schaetzel put up a facebook page expressing interest in the Anglican Ordinariate and now has small and diverse group of people meeting for prayer to discern the way forward. They want to start an Anglican Use Congregation to eventually become part of the Ordinariate. I predicted this would happen. This new venture by the Holy Father may attract some Episcopal congregations, but I believe we are going to see a movement like this of other former Evangelicals.<\/p>\n

I think there are quite a few out there who, like me, have been on the Canterbury Trail for some time. They are invisible because they are now in a whole range of different churches. They might be biding their time in their Evangelical church because they know how intolerable the Episcopal church would be and they don\u2019t want to join an even smaller Anglican sect. They are drawn to the Catholic Church, but are put off by many of the problems within their local Catholic Church too.<\/p>\n

I believe the Anglican Ordinariate will be a bridge for many of them.\u00a0You can read more about Shane Schaetzel\u2019s group here<\/a>. Pray that more people will take this step and step out simply to respond to Pope Benedict\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"