Back the other week, I was talking to some Evangelical Anglicans about the state of the CofE. I explained to them the problem. With their “stay in” strategy that it leads to people thinking they have to stay when their evangelical vicar is inevitably replaced with a liberal. One response was to the effect that… Continue reading The deficient shepherd culture
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You aren’t faithfully loving people by staying in a burning building with them
I’ve been desperately trying to think of a way that gets a message across with urgency. I’ve also been desperately trying to find ways to say that without offending friends. So several times I’ve come close to saying that you are not really providing for and protecting a flock by detaining them at a wolf… Continue reading You aren’t faithfully loving people by staying in a burning building with them
If you don’t like the choice of Archbishop, remember the principles were conceded a long time ago
There are two primary reasons why conservative evangelicals within the Church of England might object to the new Archbishop of Canterbury. They may object due to gender and due to theology Let’s deal with them in turn. The gender issue is the more complex and in fact should be the lesser in importance. It’s important… Continue reading If you don’t like the choice of Archbishop, remember the principles were conceded a long time ago
What the reactions to the new Archbishop do tell us
Readers will be familiar by now with my own take on the change of personnel at the top of the Church of England. I don’t think it was ever going to make much difference because the issues we should have with the CofE go back further and down deeper than individual personalities. If you have… Continue reading What the reactions to the new Archbishop do tell us
Why the next Archbishop of Canterbury shouldn’t matter anymore to Evangelicals
The debate and speculation has now moved on to who the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be. I think the one rule of thumb is that they will probably not be one of the people who have been identified as a potential successor, especially if they are seen to have been maneuvering for the role.… Continue reading Why the next Archbishop of Canterbury shouldn’t matter anymore to Evangelicals
Did the Archbishop preach the Gospel?
Before the funeral, there was a lot of talk about the fact that 4 billion people would be listening in and the responsibility therefore on the shoulders of the Archbishop of Canterbury to “hot it out of the court” and “smash it” by giving people the Gospel, full barrels. I must admit that I’m a… Continue reading Did the Archbishop preach the Gospel?
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