‘Treat GAFCON with respect’ – Church Times
GAFCON was a good thing. Other complexions have, of course, been put on it, but the conference in Jerusalem transformed disaffection from the Anglican Communion into a renewed commitment to its core, which is the love of Christ. Against the expectations of many, the week was not spent fulminating against gays. Bishop Robinson’s name was not heard. …
… the breach in communion, which is no wider than it was before GAFCON, will not widen further if only other Anglicans engage with the Jerusalem Declaration, demonstrate the legitimate, biblical grounds for their differing views and actions, refuse to allow their brothers and sisters to walk apart …
– Comment from Church Times. There is other GAFCON coverage in this edition.
(Archbishops Henry Orombi, Uganda and Peter Akinola, Nigeria, at the GAFCON closing session. Photo: Joy Gwaltney.)
Florida ‘outpouring’ heads for Britain
Todd Bentley, the revivalist behind the Florida Outpouring, is to send some of his Fresh Fire Ministries team over to the UK for a London Outpouring from 10 to 12 July. It will take place at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster, in association with Premier Christian Radio. …
St Andrew’s, Chorleywood, the Charismatic Anglican church from which New Wine and Soul Survivor emerged, has wholeheartedly embraced the Outpourings after its Vicar, the Revd Dr Mark Stibbe, and others visited the Lakeland Outpouring in May.
– Report from Church Times.
See also our earlier story on the ‘outpouring’ for a link to very helpful comments by Justin Peters. And also see this disturbing video clip. (Photo: Fresh Fire.)
The battle for hearts and souls
Peter Jensen describes the past two weeks as among the most spiritually invigorating of his life. The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney is the talk of Anglicans worldwide… Not everyone is a fan. …
– Story from The Sydney Morning Herald.
See also “Archbishop ‘deluded’, says local bishop” in Melbourne’s The Age –
“[Philip Huggins, Assistant Bishop in Melbourne] told The Age that Dr Jensen had breached protocol by publishing an opinion piece in another diocese without talking to his colleagues there…”.
(Note: That opinion piece was published in The Sydney Morning Herald. As commonly happens, it was also picked up by The Age.) GAFCON photo: Joy Gwaltney.
William Tyndale: A life transformed by God’s Word
At the recent New Attitude Conference, John Piper gave an overview of the life and impact of Bible translator William Tyndale.
Learn why we can thank God for Tyndale and his legacy.
The 62 minute / 14.5MB mp3 file of John’s talk is available here (direct link), courtesy of Sovereign Grace Ministries.
Bishop Don Harvey reflects on GAFCON
“By standing apart from the Anglican Church of Canada, we have endeared ourselves a ‘great cloud of witnesses’ who are with us step by step along the way. It is wonderful to be part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and know that we are doing our part to keep it faithful to the Rock from which it was hewn. …”
– from Anglican Essential Canada.
(Photo: Bishop Don Harvey of the Anglican Network in Canada at St Mary of the Incarnation, Metchosin.)
CofE campaigns to recruit ministers
At this weekend’s Church of England General Synod, a campaign is being launched to encourage young people to consider training for Christian ministry —
“The Call Waiting magazine contains a selection of all of this information and will be handed out via stalls, seminars and workshops at events such as the Greenbelt Christian Festival this summer in Cheltenham. …”
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…