On June 4 the Bishop of Grafton, Rt Rev Dr Sarah McNeil, announced that academic Gregory Jenks would be the new dean of the Cathedral in Grafton. Jenks is a well-known scholar amongst the Jesus Seminar movement – that branch of historical Jesus study that is incredibly sceptical about how reliable the New Testament can […]
A while ago I was interviewed for an documentary (“The Troublesome Priest”) about Ven. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and now Archdeacon of the Central Coast, by documentary maker Kaye Harrison (Bunya Treehouse for ABC Compass). While my interview ended up not being used in the film (the director decided to go in a different direction) […]
In a focused piece analysing the last few days’ controversy, the Church Society’s Lee Gatiss has used his weekly “Topical Tuesday” column to set out strong criticism of Justin Welby’s letter to the Primates. In particular he joins the rapidly growing chorus of those who are now demanding that the Archbishop of Canterbury stop seeking […]
Here is Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion. Welby’s letter responds to the announcement by GAFCON that they will be consecrating a missionary bishop for Europe in response to the decision by the Scottish Episcopal Church to change the definition of marriage. The letter stresses that there have […]
A while ago I was interviewed for an documentary (“The Troublesome Priest”) about Ven. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and now Archdeacon of the Central Coast, by documentary maker Kaye Harrison (Bunya Treehouse for ABC Compass). While my interview ended up not being used in the film (the director decided to go in a different direction) […]
GAFCON have officially announced their intention to consecrate a missionary bishop for Europe at a press conference deliberately placed to juxtapose with the Scottish Episcopal Church’s vote to change the definition of marriage. The full statement, given by Archbishop Foley Beach of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), is available on the GAFCON website […]
As we reported a few days ago, GAFCON are about to announce a new missionary bishop for the UK, precipitated by the imminent decision of the Scottish Episcopal Church to change their doctrine of marriage to include same-sex relationships. What might not be so clear to readers is the part Justin Welby and other senior […]
GAFCON have called a press conference for Thursday 8 June 2017 in order to announce and introduce their new missionary bishop for the United Kingdom. The presser is to be held in Edinburgh and is prompted by the recent decision by the Scottish Episcopal Church to legislate to extend the definition of marriage to include […]
GAFCON have announced details of their 2018 Conference. Introduction It is our great pleasure to announce that the dates for the next GAFCON Conference, to be held in Jerusalem will be: Sunday 17 to Friday 22nd June 2018. Jerusalem has a special place in the hearts of the GAFCON movement as it was the location […]
A while ago I was interviewed for an documentary (“The Troublesome Priest”) about Ven. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and now Archdeacon of the Central Coast, by documentary maker Kaye Harrison (Bunya Treehouse for ABC Compass). While my interview ended up not being used in the film (at the time of the interview the focus of […]
