It is no exaggeration to say that the global Anglican church of is at a crossroads facing its greatest crisis since the Reformation. It’s been there at least since the 1998 Lambeth Conference when the vast majority of Anglican bishops worldwide rejected “homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture.†Despite this the Episcopal church in the [...]
Tag Archives: Episcopalian
Rowan Williams and the trouble with the Anglican church
27 February, 2008 – 4:11 AM
Recently the 104th Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, provoked outrage suggesting that the adoption of elements of Islamic sharia law in Britain was “unavoidable” if social cohesion was to be fostered in Britain. He called the principle of one law for everybody “a bit of a danger”. Unfortunately for the Anglican church, this was [...]
Why have the Presbyterians stopped breeding?
13 February, 2008 – 7:35 AM
Now days it’s hard to find a breeding pair of Presbyterians. That memorable quote comes from Professor Gary Bouma of Monash University. He was commenting on the 2006 Australian census figures on religious adherence. You can say the same thing about the breeding patterns of the Uniting Church and much of the Anglican church outside [...]
10 Questions for Steve Jones
20 March, 2007 – 7:26 AM
I met Steve Jones at the St Marys refresh conference and soon discovered he was a good candidate for 10 Questions. He’s planting a church out of one of the St Mary’s church plants. That makes St Mary’s a grandparent and Holy Trinity Brompton a great grandparent. 1. Tell me about your church plant? I’m [...]
St Mary’s London: How do they do it?
21 September, 2006 – 7:35 PM
Took in a service at St Mary’s in London’s west end this week. They’re gearing up for a launch of their Life Course, an Alpha Course equivalent. The guy leading the service gets up and says, “Hey there must be hundreds of you out there who have come to know Christ through the course.” I [...]
Why nobody likes Sydney Anglicans
9 June, 2006 – 9:34 PM
One of the great things about being a Collingwood supporter is that the rest of Australia hates us. One of the great things about being a Mac user is that the rest of the world is PC. The same with movements. No one else likes them. Not even other Christians. Until they settle down and [...]
Exploding Sydney Anglicans
6 April, 2006 – 7:44 PM
The Sydney Anglican—mostly evangelical—diocese is breaking records: 47 new clergy recently ordained. Onward Anglican soldiers The class of 2006 is the largest group ordained as ministers in the Anglican Church in Australia. Many of them have been appointed to set up new congregations affiliated with existing parishes. Watch out if the Sydney Anglicans follow the [...]
Spong’s legacy
23 January, 2006 – 5:58 PM
It seems my Shifting the Deckchairs in Newark has stirred up quite a bit of interest over at Signposts. A few thoughts. . . First of all you may want to read my original post on Spong The Suicide of Liberal Christianity. It’s important to remember that Spong is not an isolated phenomena but part [...]
Shifting the deck chairs in Newark
21 January, 2006 – 5:28 PM
A new report reveals the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, continues to be in serious decline. It’s membership is free-falling at a rate three times the national average for the embattled Episcopal church. Down by 46% since 1972. Nearly 90 percent of its parishes were founded before 1942, and not a single church has opened in [...]
The suicide of liberal Christianity
12 April, 2005 – 6:49 AM
Episcopalian Bishop John Shelby Spong stands in the tradition of modern clerics who have called for a new reformation in the church. A reformation, according to Spong, that will make the Protestant Reformation look like a Mother’s Union tea party. Spong argues that in the modern world, the idea of a personal God is outmoded. [...]
