I was recently at an excellent CEEC day on evangelism. Lots of great things were shared during the day, but I was personally struck by one comment, from one of the speakers, based on 2 Tim 4:5. In short, he challenged those of us who are church leaders to ‘lead as if...
The Church of England is fundamentally divided over the issue of sex and marriage. For too long we’ve been trying to put sugar and salt in the same pot. We need to be honest and say, look, we have actually got two different visions of the future we wish to build...
In his article ‘Finding a Way Through’ published on the ViaMedia.News website on 1 March Charlie Bell writes as follows about the request made by CEEC and the wider Alliance movement for ‘legally secure structural provision’ for conservatives in the Church of England...
In December 2023, the House of Bishops commended the suite of prayers for the blessing of same sex couples, as part of Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF). This watershed moment marked a departure from the biblical, historic and apostolic teaching of the Church of England...
Evangelicals in parishes the length and breadth of the Church of England are finding that their concerns regarding the trajectory of the Prayers of Love and Faith continue to grow. For clergy, it’s the realisation that they might not be able to rely on their wardens...
In December 2023 article, Nic Tall (Secretary of the General Synod Gender & Sexuality Group) wrote an article on the liberal blog ‘Via Media’ which argued that the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has been “Plotting the Division of the Church of...
