Archbishop Bob Duncan and the last 50 weeks

Posted on June 10, 2010 
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On Tuesday, Archbishop Bob Duncan reflected on the first fifty weeks of the Anglican Church in North America – in his address to the Annual Provincial Council.

He reaffirmed that ACNA’s mission is ‘to reach North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ’.

See his address courtesy of Anglican TV. Runs for 24 minutes.

Latest North West news and prayer points

Posted on June 10, 2010 
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The latest North West Network (June 2010, PDF) and Prayer Notes & Bishop’s Letter (June – July 2010, PDF) are available on the Diocese of North West Australia website.

‘Provocative’ visit to Southwark Cathedral

Posted on June 9, 2010 
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Statement from the CEEC, 08 June 2010:

“The Church of England Evangelical Council observe that the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church (USA), the Most Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori, is to preach and preside at the Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral on June 13.  Read more

Short list announced for Australian Christian Book of the Year

Posted on June 9, 2010 
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The short-listed books for the 2010 Australian Christian Book of the Year Award have been announced by SPCK. They are:

A century of influence: Australian Student Christian Movement 1896-1996 – Renate Howe
Hebrews: A New Covenant commentary
– William Dumbrell
Desolate beauty – Trudy Adams
Losing my religion: Unbelief in Australia – Tom Frame
Montgomery of Tasmania: Henry and Maud Montgomery in Australasia
– Robert Withycombe
The third choice: Islam, dhimmitude and freedom – Mark Durie
The trellis and the vine: The ministry mind-shift that changes everything
– Colin Marshall & Tony Payne.

Winner to be announced in Melbourne on August 10.

Confusion reigns

Posted on June 8, 2010 
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Canterbury’s continuing chaos: does anyone know what is going on?

“The fallout for the Anglican Communion following the consecration of Mary Glasspool is, for many of us, becoming more confusing by the day…”

– John Richardson’s post is worth reading in full.

Peter Adam at Latimer Conference in NZ

Posted on June 8, 2010 
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Dr Peter Adam, Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne is speaking at the Latimer Fellowship’s 2010 Conference in New Zealand – to be held in Christchurch, Hamilton and Auckland later this month.

His topic? Hearing God’s Word: Exploring Biblical Spirituality.

Details at the Latimer Fellowship website.

Andy Naselli’s thumbnail guide to ‘Keswick theology’

Posted on June 8, 2010 
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Andy Naselli’s book, Let Go and Let God? A Survey and Analysis of Keswick Theology, published by Logos Bible Software, is now out.

If you’ve wondered what ‘Keswick’ second-blessing theology was, Andy gave a good summary for Kevin DeYoung last week. (Note: The modern Keswick Conventions are very different.)

‘SJEC seeks to heal SRE damage’

Posted on June 7, 2010 
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Jeremy Halcrow at SydneyAnglicans.net writes:

“In a wide-ranging and in-depth interview, Simon Longstaff from the St James Ethics Centre (SJEC) has responded to concerns about the implementation of the ethics trial in public primary schools, particularly the way the lessons competed directly with Special Religious Education (SRE).

In a major development in the debate, Mr Longstaff concedes that the ethics lessons should not compete head-to-head with SRE, but rather that SRE should remain ‘opt-out’…”

– read it all.

Canadian Primate supports Episcopal Church

Posted on June 7, 2010 
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“Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has allied himself with the U.S.-based Episcopal Church in a dispute with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

Hiltz repeated some of the objections made by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to the Pentecost Letter that Williams sent to the Anglican Communion May 28 … Jefferts Schori is scheduled to address General Synod on Tuesday, Jun. 8.”

– Nothing especially surprising in this report on the Canadian General Synod – on the Episcopal Church website. (Photo: Sam Carriere.)

The Spirituality of Emerging Adults

Posted on June 7, 2010 
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Dr Christian Smith, author of Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults, was interviewed on a recent episode of The White Horse Inn.

Very interesting insights into the world of young adults in the US – with application to Australia too.

Details here (look for May 16, 2010), and audio here.
(Photo: University of Notre Dame.)

Canadian General Synod meets

Posted on June 5, 2010 
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Anglican Network in Canada member, David Jenkins, reports on the ACC General Synod for the National Post –

“The Church is trying to maintain a delicate balance: on the one hand it has been apparent for well over a decade that the intent of the Anglican leadership is to convince Canadian Anglicans that same-sex attraction is God-given and, therefore, active same-sex partnerships are holy and entirely consistent with Christian principles. On the other hand, there are over 60 million Anglicans that don’t agree and want Anglican provinces like Canada and the U.S. booted out of the Anglican club. It looks as if the finesse that will be attempted at this synod is to squash motions that would publically commit the whole Canadian church to the blessing of same sex unions.

Instead, synod will push for the local option: dioceses and churches that want to proceed can do so – the decision will be delegated down. Even the most naive will be able to see through this ruse, of course: get those who work for you to make the tough decisions so you can’t be held accountable…”

– At The National Post.

(The Saturday session began with several minutes of ball throwing activities. Participants were also given tennis balls, elastic bands and other equipment for ‘community-building’ exercises. You can watch the sessions live here.)

Updated Desiring God website

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Desiring God has unveiled the public beta of their new website.

See it here.

Leadership: Casting the Right Vision

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In some Christian circles at the moment there is quite a deal of talk about leadership and vision. It is the language of international politics with aspiring Prime Ministers and Presidents seeking to position themselves as genuine leaders with expansive (and yet still economically responsible) vision. As so often happens, churches then echo the concerns and the rhetoric of the community at large.   Read more

Gifted Individualism is not Leadership — Church Record editorial

Posted on June 5, 2010 
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Editorial from the June 2010 Australian Church Record –

One of the great privileges of being part of the Lord’s people is rubbing shoulders with so many gifted people. Paul’s image of ‘the body’ (1 Corinthians 12) displays such a beautiful picture of the organic unity that exists amongst God’s people. Here we find the Spirit of God has baptised all of us into the body-life of the congregation, and God has richly gifted his people. This is so that the body-life can function well, with security and stability, thus promoting the movement towards ‘growing up into the head (Christ)’, our ultimate maturity (Ephesians 4).

At least two factors in the last half-century have placed ‘giftedness’ firmly on the agenda, especially when it comes to discussions of ‘leadership’. The first is within ‘Christian culture’, namely, the influence of neo-pentecostalism. This has made it almost axiomatic for Christians to wonder about the gifts the Spirit may have distributed to them. The second (and related) factor comes from general culture, namely, the so-called ‘sixties revolution’, a phenomenon which simmered across the decade, came to a head in 1968, and then continued to bring massive cultural transformation across the seventies and beyond.   Read more

Resources from the PCQ

Posted on June 4, 2010 
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The Presbyterian Church of Queensland has a useful collection of resources – both audio and PDF files.

Among them is a challenging talk by Dr. Bruce Winter on ‘Paul’s Worldview expressed to the Corinthians’. (Part 1 – part 2 not online.)

Worth checking out.

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