In it to win it—or quit now? with Andrew Atherstone

Posted on August 12, 2026
Filed under Church of England, for your prayers, Opinion

From The Pastor’s Heart –

“For evangelical Christians in the Church of England, the question of whether to stay, resist, or leave is a live crisis.

If you’re deciding whether to head into C of E ministry or carve out a path in independence, or if you’re a pastor navigating a “mixed denomination,” how do you maintain gospel integrity when institutional leadership turns away from historic orthodoxy?

Church historian Dr. Andrew Atherstone (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) to look back at six decades of evangelical oral history—and what it teaches us about our current crossroads.

We cover:

The 1960s Crisis: Why ministers like Herbert Carson, Eric Lane, and Moshe Radcliff reached the breaking point and the intense personal cost of separation.
Lloyd-Jones vs. Stott (1966) & Keele (1967): The iconic confrontation that defined the “in it to win it” strategy for a generation.

Dr Atherstone has been presenting on this at Sydney’s Moore College Lectures.”

– Watch or listen here.

More to come next week!