Archbishop Rowan and TEC
Posted on July 28, 2009
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“The Archbishop of Canterbury has responded to The Episcopal Church’s statements on gay consecrations and same-sex blessings. He doesn’t see what happened at GenCon09 as schism, or the end of the Communion, but as pointing the way to a two-tier communion of covenanted and non-covenanted provinces.…”
– On her blog, Ruth Gledhill of Times Online writes about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s reaction to the TEC General Convention.
(Photo: Archbishop of Canterbury’s website.)
Moore College Lectures 2009
Posted on July 28, 2009
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Dr Ashley Null is delivering this year’s Moore College Lectures. His topic?: Renewing the Power to Love: Repentance in Classical Anglicanism.
Two evening lectures at 8:00pm
Tuesday 4 August: Thomas Cranmer
Thursday 6 August: Richard HookerThree morning lectures at 10:15am
Friday 7 August: William Perkins
Tuesday 11 August: Lancelot Andrewes
Thursday 13 August: John Donne
Details from the Moore College website.
Alan Kerr
Posted on July 28, 2009
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“John Stott has saluted Melbourne Anglican Alan Kerr AM with these words, ‘Faithful husband and father, loyal churchman and champion of the laity. Committed to mission and the gospel.’…”
– Anglican Media Melbourne reports on the death of Melbourne Anglican Alan Kerr.
The Church and Schism — Packer at Oak Hill
Posted on July 25, 2009
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Dr J I Packer spoke on “The Church and Schism” at the Oak Hill 2009 School of Theology in London.
Thanks to Oak Hill, you can read or watch the lecture here.
Worth watching!
Ministry Today — New Opportunities
Posted on July 25, 2009
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William Taylor, Mark Dever and Phillip Jensen are speaking on ‘Ministry Today – New Opportunities’ at the Ministry Intensive planned for August 17 and 18 in Sydney.
Open Letter to Anglican Communion
Posted on July 24, 2009
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The ACNA’s Archbishop Robert Duncan has written this Open Letter to the Anglican Communion –
“Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
There are times in the history of God’s people when the prevailing values and behaviors of those then in control of rival cities symbolizes a choice to be made by all of God’s people. For Anglicans such a moment has certainly arrived. The cities symbolizing the present choice are Bedford, Texas, and Anaheim, California. In the last month, the contrasting behaviors and values of the religious leaders who met in these two small cities made each a symbol of Anglicanism’s inescapable choice. …”
– read it all here on the Diocese of Pittsburgh website (PDF file).
Bible overview — from John Richardson
Posted on July 24, 2009
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John Richardson of the Ugley Vicar is posting online audio files of his Bible overview talks. The first three are now online –
Part 1. (Genesis to Exodus)
Part 2. (Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Part 3. (Joshua — 2 Kings)
Schori declaration a sad milestone
Posted on July 23, 2009
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‘That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.’ Neil Armstrong’s words come readily to mind for those who watched (on television) the first ‘man on the moon’. That was 40 years ago. …
– Robert Tong writes at SydneyAnglicans.net
The spirit of Jezebel
Posted on July 18, 2009
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Bishop David Anderson, President of the American Anglican Council, reflects on the TEC General Convention –
Dearly beloved in Christ,
As I have been reading my way through 1st and 2nd Kings, I have been almost bogged down in the depressing history of the Northern Kingdom of Israel – how they went further and further away from the Lord God, and more and more into the worship of the pagan deities, even to the sacrificing of their own children. Prominent in this journey was Ahab, the king, and Jezebel, the queen. Read more
The Bishop discovers heresy?
Posted on July 18, 2009
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“The bishop is simply not concerned with seeing persons come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. She has made this clear over and over again and her convictions were well-known when she was elected as the denomination’s Presiding Bishop. …”
– Albert Mohler on last week’s pronouncement by Katherine Jefferts Schori. (Photo courtesy ACNS/Rosenthal.)
Challenges we face — 2009 AGM
Posted on July 17, 2009
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ACL President, Dr Mark Thompson, spoke at last night’s ACL Annual General Meeting —
The clarity which Peter Jensen’s leadership has given us on the priority of evangelism and necessity of directing our resources to this end is something for which we can thank God. As we face the end of his episcopate, the challenge is not only to maintain that priority but to build on the strategies put in place over the last eight years which have given expression to it. We certainly do not want to go back, but we can’t afford to stand still either. We need to press ahead, thinking creatively about how to maximise our opportunities to proclaim Christ in a rapidly changing culture.
Bus stop gospelling
Posted on July 16, 2009
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“How many people are willing to talk? Well, I have not recorded the stats, but based on a rough estimate from my limited memory, I would say at least a third of the people who I approach are willing to talk …”
– Paul McDonald in Toronto shares an idea worth considering. (h/t Tim Challies.)
After B033, can English Evangelicals unite?
Posted on July 15, 2009
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“It is a sad fact that throughout a period when Traditionalist Anglicans should have been united, they have been bitterly at loggerheads, sometimes over policies, but often, one suspects, over personalities. …”
– John Richardson writes about the English reaction to the TEC vote this week – at the Ugley Vicar.
The Americans know this will end in schism
Posted on July 15, 2009
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“In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States has voted decisively to allow in principle the appointment, to all orders of ministry, of persons in active same-sex relationships. This marks a clear break with the rest of the Anglican Communion. …”
– Bishop Tom Wright in The Times.
ACL 2009 AGM reminder — Thursday 16 July
Posted on July 15, 2009
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The Anglican Church League’s 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 16th July 2009 from 6:15pm to 7:00pm, following the monthly Council meeting. Read more
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