Bishop of Leicester writes to General Synod members
The Bishop of Leicester has written to all members of the General Synod this morning, ahead of the LLF debate at Synod this coming weekend. The original is here and I haved copied the body of the...
View ArticleJay report on Church of England safeguarding published
This report was commissioned by the Church of England and first announced on 20 July 2023. Details followed in August: see Future of Church Safeguarding. The report is now published: The Future of...
View ArticleOpinion – 21 February 2024
Unadulterated Love ‘Valuing all God’s children – including trans people! Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Freeing the Church of England from Mental Slavery Helen King ViaMedia.News Slouching Towards...
View ArticleGeneral Synod Questions
The Questions (and answers) for this weekend’s meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod were issued today. They can be found online here: Questions Notice Paper February 2024. Questions will be...
View ArticleSafeguarding – pre-Synod news and comment
Gavin Drake Church Abuse The end is Nye for the Archbishops’ Council’s safeguarding fiasco General Synod: Further safeguarding obfuscation by the Archbishops’ Council Stephen Parsons Surviving Church...
View ArticleGeneral Synod – 23-27 February 2024
This post will be updated as the meeting proceeds. The Church of England’s General Synod is meeting this weekend. The timetable is here, the agenda is here and the papers are here. House of Laity...
View ArticleOpinion – 24 February 2024
Helen King sharedconversations Questions of fornication Lisa Oakley University of Chester Response from Professor Lisa Oakley to the ‘Future of Church Safeguarding’ report recommendation 10 the removal...
View ArticleOpinion – 28 February 2024
Jeremy Pemberton From The Quire Inching Forwards? Helen King sharedconversations Next business, anyone? LLF, Synod, February 2024 Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Living in Love and Faith – a Church in...
View ArticleOpinion – 2 March 2024
Alex Frost ViaMedia.News Estates Evangelism: Justice on the Margins Charlie Bell ViaMedia.News Finding a Way Through: February 2024 Tim Sumpter Church Times How Covid changed one vicar Church Times has...
View ArticleBishop of Glasgow & Galloway announces retirement
News from the The Scottish Episcopal Church The Right Rev Kevin Pearson has announced today that he will retire as Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway on 31 August this year. Bishop Kevin became the 15th...
View ArticleFebruary General Synod – electronic voting results
The electronic voting results from this month’s General Synod are now available online and are linked below, with links to the order papers containing the relevant texts. Electronic voting results Item...
View ArticleOpinion – 6 March 2024
Anon ViaMedia.News The Unbearable Lightness of Being General Synod David Goodhew The Living Church The Church of England After COVID: Quo Vadis? also online at Psephizo Marcus Walker The Critic Dumbing...
View ArticleLLF: re-formation of working groups
press release New programme board to help steer LLF next steps 08/03/2024 Lead Bishop gives update to Synod members Following discussion at the February meeting of General Synod, further details of...
View ArticleReparatory Justice: Oversight Group recommendations
The Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice describes itself this way: A seed for growth and change In 2023, the Church Commissioners for England published a report into its historic links to African...
View ArticleSafeguarding: Advert for Wilkinson/Jay Response Group Co-Chair
This advertisement has appeared on Guardian Jobs, originated by Charisma Recruitment. The full text is copied below the fold. Co-Chair Employer Church of England Location Remote Salary Unremunerated...
View ArticleOpinion – 13 March 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Life in all its fullness Zac Koons The Living Church A Bronze Serpent Processional Cross The post Opinion – 13 March 2024 first appeared on Thinking Anglicans.
View ArticleParish Finance Statistics 2022
The Church of England has recently published its Parish Finance Statistics 2022. These provide the latest financial information, including: Income Expenditure Giving Tables showing parish finances...
View ArticleOpinion – 16 March 2024
Andrew Brown Church Times Press: Telegraph sketches Jekyll-and-Hyde C of E Madeleine Davies Church Times No churchwardens and vacant PCC posts: an investigation into the church volunteering crisis...
View ArticleOpinion – 20 March 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The Zone of Interest – ways of thinking about God Jonathan Chaplin ViaMedia.News The Bishops must be Bolder and Braver on Gaza The post Opinion – 20 March 2024 first...
View ArticleSuffragan Bishop of Burnley
Press release from the Prime Minister’s office For further information see the Blackburn diocesan website. Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Burnley: 22 March 2024 The King has approved the nomination...
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