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.

Rowan Williams to step down as Archbishop of Canterbury in December

Posted on March 16, 2012 
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A press release from the Anglican Communion News Service:

“Archbishop of Canterbury to be Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge

Archbishop Rowan Williams has today announced his acceptance of the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge with effect from January 2013. He will therefore be stepping down from the office of Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of December 2012.  Read more

New Hampshire names nominees for bishop

Posted on March 16, 2012 
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“The Diocese of New Hampshire’s Bishop Search and Nomination Committee March 15 announced a three-nominee slate for a bishop coadjutor to succeed Bishop V. Gene Robinson… Robinson announced in November 2010 that he would retire in January 2013.”

– Report from the Episcopal News Service.

Trellis and Vine Talk No. 6 — at The Briefing

Posted on March 16, 2012 
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Over at The Briefing, the latest episode of the ‘Trellis and Vine Talks’ has been posted. Col Marshall and Tony Payne chat about Discipleship teams. It’s episode 6, and the others in the series are listed here.

The Gippsland Crisis

Posted on March 16, 2012 
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At Theological Theology, Dr Mark Thompson, puts the recent developments in Gippsland in their wider Anglican context. We’ve reproduced his comments below, and added links to some related material at the end.

“This all too brief history is widely known. In particular it is known by all the Anglican bishops in Australia. None of them is in the slightest doubt about the volatile state of the communion and the issue which lies at the heart of the turmoil.”

“It is no secret that global Anglicanism is being torn apart over the issue of homosexuality. Actually, homosexuality is just the current presenting issue of a very deep and long running divide between liberal revisionists in the denomination and those who remain committed to the teaching of Scripture and the theological character of Anglicanism as represented in the Thirty-nine Articles, the Homilies and the Book of Common Prayer. However, it is the presenting issue, the point at which gospel faithfulness is currently being tested.  Read more

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