The internal debate amongst Church of England evangelicals is obviously well underway. We’re going to need oodles of wisdom and grace going forward. Here are some tensions that I think we’re going to need to hold together in the coming season: 1. Not...
As I wearily return from another meeting (the third this year!) of the Church of England’s governing body, General Synod, I’m preparing to answer two questions: what’s going on in the Church of England, and what are you doing about it? How will I be responding? 1....
In his latest blog, Revd Dr Andrew Goddard explores why the bishops’ attempts to implement the February General Synod motion please absolutely no-one. Not only has the House of Bishops emerged as being deeply divided but both those pushing for change and those...
On Friday 20 October, the papers were released for the extra General Synod called for 13 to 15 November and focused on Living in Love and Faith (LLF) and within that the proposed Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF). They provide much more detail than the brief press...
The serious actions of the bishops and the archbishops that are driving the Prayers of Love and Faith process are tantamount to a devastating mis-use of power and are threatening to ‘dissolve the glue that holds the church together’, argues Andrew Goddard, in his most...
Revd Andy Mason writes: Contending for the gospel is inherently challenging, difficult and demanding to do – particularly over the long haul! We need to keep refreshing ourselves with biblical truth and principles, so that we can keep going and not lose heart....
