So by now we all know (or where have you been?) that the Church of England decided against Women Bishops by the narrowest of margins. The vote, of course, wasn’t about the principle of having Women Bishops (conservatives having conceded the inevitability of that a long time ago) but over whether proper provision could be [...]
View PostIt's been quite a while since the General Synod closed and I've had some time to reflect upon my overall impressions of the week. Much has been written by others, not least on the sydneyanglicans website. This Synod was, in the view of Bishop Rob Forsyth, the best meeting of recent time What made it like [...]
View PostIn the middle of the General Synod, I got the time to chat with newly-installed Bishop of Wollongong (part of Sydney), Peter Hayward. Peter has an interesting story, having given 5 years of ministry to support an Anglican church in Washngton State. A really encouraging video, I trust…
View PostTuesday night at General Synod saw a gathering of Australian EFAC, the Evangelical Fellowship of the Anglican Communion. I took the chance to sit down with three members of EFAC – Richard Trist, Ross Nicholson and Robert Tong – to discuss what EFAC is and to chat about General Synod and an exciting development from [...]
View Postas posted on SydneyAnglicans.net I dread the day when my children grow up and leave home. Hopefully they won’t act like the prodigal, and ask for half my bank account before they shut the front door behind them in a final show of contempt. I can’t imagine anything worse. Actually now, after four days [...]
View PostToday marks the start of the Australian Church's 15th General Synod. I'm one of the Sydney reps. Since Qantas decided to cancel my flight and make me wait an extra half hour, let me fill you in on all the excitement we can expect. Today's business [pdf] includes the Presidential Address by the Primate, Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop [...]
View PostPerhaps the most intriguing party in the ongoing bun fight in the CofE over Women Bishops are Fulcrum, who describe themselves as “Renewing the Evangelical Centre” while, it seems, consistently opposing positions that evangelicals have historically held. If they represent the “evangelical centre” of England then that centre is currently situated somewhere in the Bermuda [...]
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