128 - "I Would Rather Die Than Deny It" — The Charge That Defines NAMS - April 9th, 2026

Part 2 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series"I Would Rather Die Than Deny It" — The Charge That Defines NAMS | Anglican Church Planting PodcastContinuing the series on the 2017 NAMS Rule and Customary Order, episode 128 turns to Article I — the NAMS Charge. On May 29, 1998, Archbishop Moses Tay gave Jon Shuler four sentences over lunch in Singapore that have shaped the New Anglican Missionary Society ever since. Shuler walks through each clause in detail: Preach and teach Jesus Christ and him crucified. Plant new churches wherever God opens the door. Always obey the Holy Spirit. Never break the Word of God. Each phrase is unpacked theologically and practically — drawing on Paul's letters to the Corinthians and Colossians, and the Gospel of John — and Shuler makes the case that a companion who has truly internalized the Charge needs no further guidance to know their calling in any circumstance. Vital listening for NAMS companions, Anglican missionaries, church planters, and anyone exploring what it means to live under a Rule of Life oriented toward the Great Commission.