tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post2548940358463346256..comments2024-03-29T17:55:30.203+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Congratulations Clendon!Peter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-90826974843712331692013-11-13T12:44:14.950+13:002013-11-13T12:44:14.950+13:00Fr. Mark Beale is 'one out of the box' - a...Fr. Mark Beale is 'one out of the box' - a real grafter in the field of missional activity in the N.Z. Anglican Church.<br /><br />His proactive outreach to a young, growing, local community - mostly of lower socio-economic residents was exemplary. Both material and spiritual needs of the local people were met with a positive Christian welcome into the family of the Church.<br /><br />Mark's hands-on approach to local and overseas benefactors was a large part of his success in building up the local church and community, and his simple, caring, Franciscan-like love of people was a major factor in the success of his church-planting mission at Saint Elisabeth's (of Hungary).<br /><br />An uncompromising Anglo-Catholic, Mark was un-judgemental and loving in his acceptance of people as they are - meeting them at their point of need - without hurdles to jump over before becoming involved in their lives at the basic level.<br /><br />Congratulations Mark, on your pro-active encouragement of ordinary people into the Family of God.Father Ron Smithhttp://kiwianglo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com