Changes coming at Bethlehem Baptist

Posted on March 28, 2012 
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Justin Taylor has the info on plans for change at Bethlehem Baptist Church –

“Tonight the elders at Bethlehem Baptist Church  unanimously voted to present Jason Meyer as their candidate to succeed John Piper, pending congregational approval.”

– Read it here.

Evangelical Ecclesiology

Posted on March 27, 2012 
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“If an evangelical were to be asked to say what he believed about the death of Christ or the inspiration of Holy Scripture, then in most cases he would be able to do so with relative ease. But if that same evangelical were to be asked to relate the essentials of his beliefs about the church, that might prove to be a little more difficult.

As a result of this lack of clarity in thinking about the church, evangelicals become all the more prone to accept views about the church which are far from Scriptural, and certainly in the Church of England that means quasi-Catholic views of the church – this happening almost by default.”

– Church Society continues to republish articles from Churchman. In this 1991 paper “Towards an Evangelical Ecclesiology” by Melvin Tinker, he argued that many evangelicals need to think clearly about what church is. Relevant in 1991, and relevant now.

It’s available as a PDF file from Church Society.

The Archbishop we don’t need (but will probably get)

Posted on March 24, 2012 
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“Central to the role of the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be his views on human sexuality, not because that is the most important thing about Christian theology (though it is quite important), but because the agenda of our society will make it so…”

– John Richardson calls for an Archbishop of Canterbury who will ‘uphold sound and wholesome doctrine, and … banish and drive away all erroneous and strange opinions’. At the Ugley Vicar.

Daniel B. Wallace on the New Testament Manuscripts

Posted on March 24, 2012 
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At Between Two Worlds, Justin Taylor has an interview with Daniel Wallace –

“In addition to teaching New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, he serves as executive director of the cutting-edge Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts… He recently made quite a stir when he announced that next year an academic publication will reveal the discovery of a first-century fragment from the Gospel of Mark…”

– Wallace answers questions about textual criticism, the number of NT manuscripts there are, which are the earliest, and more. Read it all here.

FCA Leadership Conference to be held in London next month

Posted on March 22, 2012 
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GAFCON / FCA Media Release
Anglican leaders gather to work towards visionary future

More than 200 delegates from 30 Provinces of the Anglican Communion will gather in London in April to build on the work of the GAFCON conference in Jerusalem and in the words of the organisers to ‘help turn the present crisis moment into a visionary future’.   Read more

Farewell Rowan Williams

Posted on March 21, 2012 
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ACL President Mark Thompson offers these thoughts on the legacy of Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury –

“Rowan Williams has occupied Lambeth Palace at an extraordinarily difficult period in Anglican history.”

“It is now official that the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will resign at the end of this year. The news is not really a surprise. Rumours have abounded for the past year about an early retirement and return to academia. It is generally recognised that the last decade has been an extremely taxing time for Rowan Williams and the pressure upon him from all sides has been extreme.

Already a great number of valedictory notices have appeared on the net and in the church press. His intellectual prowess is universally acknowledged, even if it is often qualified with exasperation at his highly abstract way of communicating his ideas. He has been described in one recent piece as ‘the theologian’s theologian’, no doubt a reference to the fact that he has never been satisfied with easy answers and has preferred oblique approaches to thorny issues rather than a direct frontal assault. He has challenged his readers and others to deep thought and a refusal to foreclose on the answers. Perhaps too, it might be said, his difficult and abstract prose has had a particular appeal to those too ready to assume that the difficulty lies in the profundity of his ideas rather than an unwillingness to nail his colours to the mast, those who prefer asking questions to giving answers. And yet, it must also be said, there have been fleeting moments of remarkable lucidity in which he has confessed faith in Christ in the midst of uncertainty, suffering and brokenness.  Read more

Tolerance on Trial: A Conversation with Don Carson

Posted on March 20, 2012 
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Albert Mohler and Don Carson chat about issues related to Carson’s new book The Intolerance of Tolerance.

At Al Mohler’s ‘Thinking in Public’ podcast. 47 minutes / 64 mp3 file.

Into all the world — Moore College Graduation 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 
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Held last night. “Moore College Graduation 2012 saw 102 people receive their awards. It was a wonderful celebration of the work of God in the lives of graduates and the vital equipping work of the College. We thank God that these faithful servants have completed their training and preparation, and now head out ‘Into all the World’ to minister Jesus’ love and saving grace.

Some fast facts:

See the videos – and more – from the graduation – and give thanks.

New Director for Church Society

Posted on March 19, 2012 
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It’s been announced that Lee Gatiss will be the new Director of Church Society from the start of 2013.

Announcement here.

Archbishop Peter Jensen’s Statement on the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Posted on March 19, 2012 
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March 19th, 2012
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney – Media Statement

Statement on the resignation of Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury

“The Archbishop of Canterbury is universally admired for his intellectual stature and his personal warmth. In his time as Archbishop, the Anglican Communion has been subjected to unprecedented stresses which have hastened an inevitable tendency to regional independence and decentralisation. With the majority of Anglicans now from theologically conservative churches of the Global South, the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the future will demand a deepening appreciation of their place in the Communion.

Dr Peter F Jensen,
Archbishop of Sydney.”

via SydneyAnglicans.net

Newcastle Diocese parish seeking new Rector

Posted on March 19, 2012 
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The parish of Bulahdelah with Tea Gardens is in the Diocese of Newcastle, and over the years, a solid evangelical ministry has been established there. The parish is now vacant and church members are looking for an evangelical minister to lead them into the future.

Doubtless, they would appreciate your prayers – and if you would like to know more, here’s the parish website, and an excerpt (400kb PDF) from the Parish Profile.

Bishops speak out on Gambling Reform

Posted on March 19, 2012 
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“This past week the Australian Anglican Bishops met in Melbourne for the annual National Bishops’ Meeting. One important item on our agenda was Gambling Reform…”

– Bishop of Tasmania John Harrower draws attention to this media release from last week.

Church of Nigeria on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to resign

Posted on March 18, 2012 
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PRESS STATEMENT — CHURCH OF NIGERIA REACTS TO ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S RESIGNATION

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt. Hon. Dr. Rowan Williams took over the leadership of the Anglican Communion in 2002 when it was a happy family. Unfortunately, he is leaving behind a Communion in tatters: highly polarized, bitterly factionalized, with issues of revisionist interpretation of the Holy Scriptures and human sexuality as stumbling blocks to oneness, evangelism and mission all around the Anglican world.  Read more

Reform on Rowan Williams’ announced departure

Posted on March 17, 2012 
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From Reform:

Rev’d Rod Thomas, chairman of Reform, the 1,700-strong network of conservative evangelicals within the Church of England, said:

“Many people will have appreciated Rowan’s great courtesy in dealing with people of different views within both the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion. But his departure opens up the potential for a new leader to heal the deep divisions within the Anglican Communion. What is needed is someone who will hold firm to biblical truth in areas such as human sexuality in order to promote the gospel and unite the church in the face of militant secularism.”

Canterbury not the future?

Posted on March 17, 2012 
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In his weekly video message, Canon Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council, reflects on the legacy of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. He argues that GAFCON, with a clear focus on the Lord Jesus, is the way of the future for Bible-believing Anglicans.

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