The Growth and Decline of the Anglican Church in North America The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew February 24, 2021 ACNA, Church of England, Commentary By Jeremy Bonner and David Goodhew This article is an update of our earlier post, “The Growth of the Anglican Church in North America.” The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) grew markedly in the yea... Read More...
Church, We Need to Fundraise Zachary Guiliano February 16, 2021 Church of England, Commentary By Zack Guiliano You may have noticed the Church of England is teetering toward financial crisis, amid broader declines. Sadly, this is nothing new, and only mirrors longstanding trends. Average Sunday at... Read More...
After COVID-19: A Brave New World? A Bishop in Confinement Wonders About the Future Guest Contributor May 12, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Pierre Whalon President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech on March 12, 2020, described what he thinks needs to happen after the epidemic is over : We will have to learn the lessons of the moment we are going through, to question the development mo... Read More...
The Next Church Guest Contributor December 12, 2018 Ministry, The Episcopal Church If religion continues to church-it-up in pretense and inside baseball, we become like Gilbert and Sullivan operettas: great good stuff, beloved by an ever-shrinking, self-congratulating group of lovely people.
Mission in Europe and the Future of Anglicanism The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew October 22, 2018 Church in Wales, Church of England, Commentary Decline is profound in many places, but there are heartening areas of vitality and new life.
Reflections on the Beginning of a New Era Philip Turner July 18, 2018 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church My church has entered a period of decline, even stripping, in which its social position is eroding, its institutions are collapsing, and its common life lies in tatters.
Underemployed: The present and future of TEC clergy Guest Contributor August 16, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Ordinands are being set up for real struggle, if we continue to ordain more clergy than the church can responsibly support.
The future of the Episcopal Church’s clergy Guest Contributor August 11, 2017 Commentary The Episcopal Church has an impending leadership and experience vacuum.
