Consternation on Transgender Guidance
A debate has stirred about pastoral guidance related to welcoming transgender people in Church of England parishes.
General Synod to Discuss (Cough) Evangelism
“Small behavioral changes” are needed among the million or so people who regularly attend Church of England parishes, says a new report.
Abuse Claims Explode
Peter Hancock: “This will not be an easy couple of years. We will hear deeply painful accounts of abuse, of poor response, of cover-up.”
Analysis: Anglican-Methodist Unity Inches Closer
Yet another attempt to formulate a union between the Church of England and English Methodists is due to be debated by next month’s General Synod. John Wesley, founder of Methodism, always maintained he was a lo... Read more...
John Stott, Pray for Us
The Church of England Evangelical Council faces turmoil after General Synod.
Every Day Is Casual Friday
“We’ve become far more informal in what we wear and how we address one another.”
Transgender Liturgical Revision
A General Synod paper finds no legal or doctrinal difficulty with creating rites for transgender people.
No Blessing Rites in Ireland
The Church of Ireland’s General Synod rejected a call for services that celebrate same-sex unions.
Accents on the ‘Anglicana Voice’
Episcopalians cannot escape the legacy of the Church of England, nor can members of any other Anglican church.
