In a press release today the Church of England group Women and the Church (WATCH) reports: At the recent meeting of General Synod, members were
As reported yesterday in The Lead there’s a new study out that finds payday lending is prevalent in the Bible Belt. Robert Parham, executive director
ACNS reports: At the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Professor Gerald West (University KwaZulu-Natal, Southern Africa) has convened an international group to prepare Bible
Do you work for a fractured organisation that is busy avoiding the difficult issues? Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, does which is why I have
The vote to join the Network was not sanctioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams; the Primate of Canada, Frederick Hiltz; or the Bishop of Niagara, Ralph Spence. This effectively means that the break-away parishes have defied the Canon Law of the Church, and are no longer considered officially Anglican.
What are we assuming when we ask to know God’s will? Are we imagining a God who, like a master planner, has a five-year, ten-year, or lifetime plan mapped out for us and leaves it up to us to figure out what it is?
If one part of God’s glorious creation – such as the ecosystem of this tropical coral reef – is so complex and fragile, doesn’t it follow that other parts of creation – the family, the congregation, the diocese, the Church, the Communion – each would be just as complex. Think of how nuanced and complicated the life of any congregation or diocese is. Yet, if we’re on the outside, how easy it is to feel we have captured the nut of a place in the palm of our hands.
The Rt. Rev. Mauricio de Andrade, primate of Brazil reflects on the Communion, Lambeth and those threatening a boycott. Which path will we walk? Who
The pre Lambeth conference sponsored by Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) has been re-arranged in response to the Archbishop of the Middle East and the
A panel of Fairtrade farmers, business and Church leaders will question whether Fairtrade is more a niche ethical sector, soothing the consciences of rich consumers and raising supermarket bank balances, than it is a real catalyst for change