EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne Anglican Church and Clergy take part in Same-Sex Wedding
Editorial: To Publish Or Not To Publish?
The Australian Bishops’ “Secret” Marriage Agreement Published
New Bishop for Gippsland – We Should “Rejoice” at Same-Sex Marriage
Dear @Channel9, Help Me Out and Cut the Family-Targetted Soft Porn
Dean of Brisbane Openly Repudiates Church’s Teaching on Marriage
In an opinion piece published in the Brisbane Times the Dean of Brisbane, Peter Catt, is the latest senior Anglican clergyman to openly challenge the Anglican Church of Australia’s position on marriage. His piece is interesting in that it lays down an implicit challenge to those who would oppose him: The form of blessing we have […]
Diocese of Wangaratta pushes ahead with Same-Sex Blessings
The Diocese of Wangaratta, at it’s recent synod, passed the following motion, That this Synod: a) acknowledges the widespread national and local support for the recent changes to Australian marriage laws, to include same-sex couples b) commends the pastoral value of the Bishop authorising a Form of Blessing for optional use in the Diocese of […]
Which is the Real Josiah Fearon?
Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, formerly resident in Nigeria, is the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office. The Anglican Communion News Service has published a number of pieces in recent days clearly seeking to undermine the momentum that the GAFCON movement is gaining in the lead up to last week’s successful conference here in Jerusalem. Under […]
Shabat Shalom, but no grace
Shabbat (the Sabbath) is a fascinating time to be in Jerusalem. The whole city comes to a virtual stop. The public transport is literally stopped and the roads are fairly empty. People greet each other with “shabbat shalom”; a wish for a peaceful Sabbath. More importantly, many many Jews work hard at doing no work […]
GAFCON Day 5 – A Mature Body
GAFCON Day 5 is well over but it’s abundantly clear that the GAFCON movement is anything but done. The statement, a “Letter to the Churches” read to the conference in the first morning session, is another substantial contribution to the life of the Anglican Communion and one which sets a clear agenda of Global mission […]
GAFCON Day 4 – GAFCON Unscripted!
Something a little different…
GAFCON Day 3 – Contending for the Gospel
Wednesday in Jerusalem has seen an increased awareness of questions surrounding how people contend for the gospel and even what gospel they’re contending for. These questions are being answered both inside the convention centre but also far away. Here’s a great summary from GAFCON of the day’s events. The morning’s exposition by Bishop Tito Zavala […]
BREAKING: GAFCON Responds to Anglican Institution’s Criticism
received by email As nearly 2,000 delegates from over 50 countries were travelling to Jerusalem for Gafcon 2018, Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), wrote a letter to the Primates suggesting that his office alone should have a monopoly on all ministry networks in the Anglican Communion. In a letter […]
GAFCON Day 2 – Choices for the Gospel
GAFCON Day 2 is well over and it’s been another big one. The day opened with an exposition by Richard Coekin on the crucifixion of Jesus from Luke’s gospel. His opening line set the tone: Christ and him crucified is central to everything! Richard encouraged us all to make brave decisions where others in church […]
GAFCON Day One – Clarity on the Gospel
The sun is setting on a wonderful first day of #GAFCON2018 here in Jerusalem. I’ve spent much of the day helping with the livestream and in the main auditorium there’s been lots happening that’s encouraged many of the delegates. There’s almost 2,000 here from right across the Anglican Communion and it’s been a really great start […]
