Due to Covid we were not able to produce a new edition the week – please enjoy a “best of” edition while we recover and get back to normal.
Barnabas Reports from Kaduna State Nigeria
Barnabas Reports from Kaduna State Nigeria One Pastor Killed and One Escapes One of two church ministers abducted on 15 July in Kaduna State, Nigeria, has been killed by his captors, while the other was able to escape. John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were captured...
Barnabas Aid International Frees 474 Pakistani Brick-Kiln Familes from Bonded Labour
Barnabas Aid-International Frees 474 Pakistani Brick-Kiln Families from Bonded Labour Barnabas Aid-International has passed another milestone in freeing Pakistani Brick-Kiln workers from bonded labour. The charity announced on 23 July that another 474 families had...
Barnabas Fund Report: Two ChiBok Girls Found
Barnabas Fund Reports Two Chibok Girls Found After 8 Years 24 June 2022 Two women, who were among hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the Nigerian town of Chibok eight years ago, have been found. Hauwa Joseph was discovered among a group of other...
FEATURED
Orthodox Bishops at the Lambeth Conference Reaffirm Lambeth 1.10 as Anglican Teaching on Marriage & Sexuality
ORTHODOX BISHOPS AT THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE REAFFIRM LAMBETH 1.10 AS ANGLICAN TEACHING ON MARRIAGE & SEXUALITY “Resetting the Anglican Communion Back to Its Biblical Roots” ORTHODOX BISHOPS attending the Lambeth Conference have reaffirmed Lambeth 1.10 as the...
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022 David Parsons, the Bishop of the Arctic in the Anglican Church in Canada was one of the few Canadian bishops to not support the revisionist line at Lambeth 2022. Despite struggling with a bout of Covid contracted after his arrival...
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love 170 bishops from within the Anglican Communion signed a document supporting same-sex marriage and other issues promulgated by the LGBT community. This means 480 of those bishops in attendance did not sign. Over three...
Revisionist Bishops Rebel Against Call to Reaffirm Lambeth 1.10
Revisionist Bishops Rebel Against Call to Reaffirm Lambeth 1.10 Revisionist bishops from within the Church of England, Church in Wales, Scottish Episcopal Church,The Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Church of Canada are rebelling against the “Call” to reaffirm the...
Letter: Monsignor Nazir-Ali’s Long Discomfort with Anglican Doctrine
Nazir-Ali’s Long Discomfort with Anglican Doctrine Dear Sir, I am grateful to Dr Ro Mody for his informative piece on Rome and Justification (EC, June 17th). It deserves wider dissemination within the Church. In an article published on the First Things website...
“Unbiblical” Archbishops?
Editorial “Unbiblical” Archbishops? The Most Revd and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury does not have an easy job. He is the Primus inter pares of the Anglican Communion. We are now told that means 85,000,000 people look to him as the first...
Archbishop of Canterbury Entangled in Robinson Case
Archbishop of Canterbury Entangled in Robinson Case Information has been made public that seems quite clearly to show that the Archbishop of Canterbury has been entangled in the public disputes over the cancellation of the ordination of former Church of England...
NATIONAL
Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 Conference
Christ’s Mission for the Church Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 Conference Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 conference has been scheduled for 20 — 22 October. Located in Newcastle, the conference will feature presentations by Alistair Begg, Simon...
Banner of Truth Borders Conference 2022 “Not Ashamed of the Gospel”
Held at the Church of Scotland Chapel in Carlisle, it is a gathering intended particularly to serve those in northern England and southern Scotland with fellowship and faithful biblical teaching. The conference is open to all, whether in full-time ministry in the...
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love 170 bishops from within the Anglican Communion signed a document supporting same-sex marriage and other issues promulgated by the LGBT community. This means 480 of those bishops in attendance did not sign. Over three...
Letter: The Abolition of Female Bishops?
Letter to the Editor The Abolition of Female Bishops? Dear Sir, Following the revelation at General Synod that there is no official definition of a woman, surely a Synod member could ask a further question, namely, ‘How many women bishops have served in the Church of...
Hymn Singing Society & Christian Voice Sponsor Hymn Sing
Hymn Singing Society & Christian Voice Sponsor Hymn Sing 30 - 31 July The Hymn Singing Society and Christian Voice are sponsoring a hymn sing this weekend at All Saints Church, Monkland which is near Hereford. For GPS directions, the postcode is: HR6 9DB. ...
Anglican Futures: “Recycle and Be Baptised Every One of You”
"Recycle and Be Baptised Every One Of You" Poppy was baptised in her family’s parish church when she was four months old, just as her late grandmother expected. Neither parents nor godparents pretended that they had any Christian faith or that bringing Poppy to...
INTERNATIONAL
Statement from Anglican Bishops And Primates Who Are Keen to Affirm and Celebrate LGBT+ People
STATEMENT FROM ANGLICAN BISHOPS AND PRIMATES WHO ARE KEEN TO AFFIRM AND CELEBRATE LGBT+ PEOPLE August 2nd 2022 In the interest of full context we reproduce the letter signed by 170 bishops (26%), including five archbishops from across the Anglican Communion in support...
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022 David Parsons, the Bishop of the Arctic in the Anglican Church in Canada was one of the few Canadian bishops to not support the revisionist line at Lambeth 2022. Despite struggling with a bout of Covid contracted after his arrival...
Has the Sun Set on the Lambeth Conference?
Has the Sun Set on the Last Lambeth Conference? By Susie Leafe The buses are lined up, 650 bishops and their spouses are wheeling their bags across the campus, and the journey home begins. Flags have been folded and over the next few days, security fences, marquees...
Welby Claims Most Anglicans in England View the Pope as “the Father of the Church in the West”
Welby Claims Most Anglicans in England View the Pope as “the Father of the Church in the West” The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is quoted in the 4 August edition of the Roman Catholic publication, The Tablet as saying that believes that most...
Global South Bishops Call for Reaffirmation of Lambeth 1.10
Global South Bishops Call for Reaffirmation of Lambeth 1.10 Bishops from the Global South are not backing down in the face of vocal opposition to the original "Call" to reaffirm Lambeth 1.10. At a press conference held at the Lambeth gathering they issued the...
Global Anglican Communion Given Voice in Choice of Future Archbishops of Canterbury
Global Anglican Communion given Voice in Choice of Future Archbishops of Canterbury The General Synod of the Church of England voted to significantly change the composition of the Crown Nominations Commission in regard to the choosing future Archbishops of Canterbury....
REVIEWS
Book Review: Reimagining Britain by Justin Welby
Reimagining Britain Foundations for Hope Justin Welby Bloomsbury, 2018, new edn. 2021 (ISBN: 978-1-4729-8497-5, 322pp, £12.99) The Archbishop of Canterbury has made several notable political interventions recently, including over ‘partygate’ and the Rwanda deportation...
Review: The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, Christianity Today Produced, Written, Edited and Hosted by Mike Cosper Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or at https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ One of the most intriguing and...
Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and Building a Global Brand
Repackaging Christianity Alpha and the building of a global brand Andrew Atherstone Hodder & Stoughton, 2022 (ISBN: 978-1-399-80151-5, 308pp, £22) The Alpha Course is known to many from its prolific advertising, on buses, on banners outside churches, on the...
Church Society Releases Video: Engine of the English Reformation
Church Society Releases: The Engine of the English Reformation Video Ahead of Reformation Day, Church Society has released a very informative video entitled, The Engine of the Reformation. The video lasting just over three-quarters of an hour, is hosted by the Revd...
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer, International
Book Review The 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition Given that the vast majority of 110 million Anglican Christians around belong to provinces that identify the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as their standard liturgy, it is no surprise that a publisher has...
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Anglican Futures: Plural Truth, Playing the Cards Right
Anglican Futures Plural Truth: Playing The Cards Right This is the first in a series of three blog posts, examining the concept of 'Plural Truth,' in the light of what has been observed at the Lambeth Conference. This one looks at how 'Plural Truth' has impacted the...
Orthodox Bishops at the Lambeth Conference Reaffirm Lambeth 1.10 as Anglican Teaching on Marriage & Sexuality
ORTHODOX BISHOPS AT THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE REAFFIRM LAMBETH 1.10 AS ANGLICAN TEACHING ON MARRIAGE & SEXUALITY “Resetting the Anglican Communion Back to Its Biblical Roots” ORTHODOX BISHOPS attending the Lambeth Conference have reaffirmed Lambeth 1.10 as the...
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary: What is the Church For?
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary What is the Church For? Amidst the political intrigue of the 2022 Lambeth Conference, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, addressed the assembled bishops on the topic of evangelism. Whilst unsurprisingly less controversial than the...
Margrave’s Letter to Justin Welby
Margrave’s Letter to Archbishop Welby 26 July 2022 Dear Justin Welby, At July's Synod you answered a question I put to you, by telling me the most important role of members of General Synod is accountability of Bishops and our institutions. In removing the...
Samuel J Margrave: Gadfly of the General Synod or Faithful Layman?
Samuel J Margrave Gadfly of the General Synod or Faithful Layman? Those that follow the news of the General Synod of the Church of England are more than passingly familiar with Samuel J Margrave. The 39 year old entrepreneur and doctoral student is on his third...
Welby Claims Most Anglicans in England View the Pope as “the Father of the Church in the West”
Welby Claims Most Anglicans in England View the Pope as “the Father of the Church in the West” The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is quoted in the 4 August edition of the Roman Catholic publication, The Tablet as saying that believes that most...
DEVOTIONALS
Pilgrim’s Process: Inward Work
Pilgrim’s Process By the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon Inward Work On our pilgrimage there are many things that it is good to do. Many actions and ventures that would serve others and benefit the Church. It is easy to focus on the needful actions. Many books and strategies and...
Are You a Lucky Dipper?
Are You a Lucky Dipper? by The Revd Christopher D. Pierce Do you read the Bible methodically or are you a lucky dipper? To be more explicit, do you start at the beginning of a book and work your way through to the end? Perhaps you merely open the Bible and let your...
Pilgrim’s Process: “The Chief End of Man”
Pilgrim’s Process By the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon “The Chief End of Man” We all are conscious of our own trials, struggles and burdens — they make our pilgrimage to heaven difficult in ways unique to us. Perhaps some of your challenges are difficulties known only...
The Cost of Christian Discipleship
The Cost of Christian Discipleship By The Revd Christopher Pierce Everything in life has a price but have you ever thought about the cost of Christian discipleship? Is there a monetary value placed upon it? If you’d only watched some of the prosperity gospel...
Pilgrim’s Process by Peter Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process By the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon As we travel to heaven we long to share the good news of Jesus' death and victory with others. We pray for opportunities and seek to redeem the time. The challenge to be bold, brave and open in testifying to the good news...
Pilgrim’s Process: God is With His People by the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process By the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon At the heart of the covenantal promises God makes with us is that he will be our God and be with us. This promise was given to Abraham (Gen.17:7) and then repeated to many others (e.g. Jacob, Gen. 28:15, Joshua,...
DOCTRINE
The Kirk Joins the Methodists & Scottish Episcopal Church on Road to Sodom
The Kirk Joins the Methodists and Scottish Episcopal Church on the Road to Sodom The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland voted overwhelmingly (274 for to 136 against) to permit same-sex marriages by its clergy and in its buildings at the meeting of its General...
Happy Radbertus Day! by Chuck Collins
Happy Radbertus Day! By the Revd Canon Chuck Collins Happy Radbertus Day (April 26th)! Saint Paschasius Radbertus (785-860) was the first theologian to articulate “transubstantiation.” He didn't use the term that became widely used in the latter part of the 12th...
Gospel-Driven Anglicanism: Towards a Strategy, Pioneering
Towards a Strategy Revitalisation by Pioneering Pioneer Revitalisation begins here. The immediate task is firstly ensuring that there are enough gospel- hearted ministers, who have been thoroughly equipped and well-trained, with convictional courage and gracious...
Who’s YOUR Righteousness?
Who’s Your Righteousness? By the Revd Canon Chuck Collins Who’s your righteousness? "The Lord our Righteousness" was the sermon preached March 20, 1757 at St. Mary's Church in Oxford. It offended nearly everyone that day and William Romaine was invited to never preach...
The Visible Churches Warned: JC Ryle
The Visible Churches Warned By JC Ryle 2. I ask my readers to observe that in every epistle the Lord Jesus says, 'I know your works'. That repeated expression is very striking. It is not for nothing that we read these words seven times over. To one church the Lord...
Evangelical Theological College of Asia
Evangelical Theological College of Asia Have you ever wondered if there was a sound reformed theological training institution in Asia? The Evangelical Theological College of Asia is just such a school. It is located in Singapore and its faculty are mostly from...
COLUMNIST
Chuck Collins: John Day & Foxe’s Book
John Day & Foxe’s Book By the Revd Canon Chuck Collins John Day was the foremost printer/publisher of the English Reformation. He is best known for collaborating with John Foxe in compiling and printing Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes...
Pilgrim’s Process by the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process Broken Hearts We all like to feel good about ourselves. Indeed there is a popular school of thought which suggests that the thing which most holds us back in life is ‘low self-esteem.’ When this outlook is accepted, the Christian message is adapted...
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary: What is the Church For?
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary What is the Church For? Amidst the political intrigue of the 2022 Lambeth Conference, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, addressed the assembled bishops on the topic of evangelism. Whilst unsurprisingly less controversial than the...
Has the Sun Set on the Lambeth Conference?
Has the Sun Set on the Last Lambeth Conference? By Susie Leafe The buses are lined up, 650 bishops and their spouses are wheeling their bags across the campus, and the journey home begins. Flags have been folded and over the next few days, security fences, marquees...
Henry VIII’s Last & Protestant Wife: Center for Reformation Anglicanism
Henry VIII’s Protestant & Last Wife By the Revd Canon Chuck Collins Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, helped steer the Church of England into Protestantism. She began where most of the English reformers did, as a follower of Erasmus and the...
Anglican Futures: “Recycle and Be Baptised Every One of You”
"Recycle and Be Baptised Every One Of You" Poppy was baptised in her family’s parish church when she was four months old, just as her late grandmother expected. Neither parents nor godparents pretended that they had any Christian faith or that bringing Poppy to...
EDITORIALS
Editorial: Lessons to be Learned from the American Pro-Life Movement
Editorial Lessons to be Learned from American Pro-Life Movement Friday, 24 June 2022, the Feast of St John the Baptist, will be a date which will live in infamy amongst the supporters of abortion. On that date, the US Supreme Court, overturned the precedent set by...
“Unbiblical” Archbishops?
Editorial “Unbiblical” Archbishops? The Most Revd and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury does not have an easy job. He is the Primus inter pares of the Anglican Communion. We are now told that means 85,000,000 people look to him as the first...
Editorial: Lambeth 2022 Communion at a Crossroads
Editorial Lambeth 2022: Communion at a Crossroads By the time this edition of The English Churchman lands, hundreds of bishops of the Anglican Communion will have arrived for the 2022 Lambeth Conference. The majority world will gather at Kent University and it will...
Editorial: The Queen’s Treasure
The Queen’s Treasure As Nation and Commonwealth celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, we will inevitably see pictures and footage of Coronation Day sixty-nine years this month. Those who remember it may marvel at how...
Editorial: Necessary for These Times
Necessary for These Times The last editorial generated much discussion about its opinion that the Caleb Clergy Stream was not suited for purpose. Some cheered whilst others jeered. We still maintain that it is a manifestly bad idea; however might there be a way of...
Caleb Stream Project for Finding Clergy: A Managerial Solution to a Spiritual Problem
Editorial Caleb Stream Project for Finding Clergy A Managerial Solution to a Spiritual Problem The current leadership in the Church of England is straining to maintain some form relevance in the daily life of the Church. Dropping attendance started long before the...
LETTERS
Letter: Scottish Family Party and Islam
Letter to the Editor Scottish Family Party and Islam Dear Sir, The Scottish Family Party (SFP) take a valiant stand on family issues. But recently, a seriously controversial video was aired by them featuring a Muslim woman defending Islam as a religion of tolerance...
Letter to the Editor: Pastor Sherwood’s Trial
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pastor Sherwood’s Trial Dear Sir, "Whatever was the criminal trial of Pastor John Sherwood all about?" Having examined my 6 pages of trial transcript it clearly shows there was an attempt to make...
Letter: The Abolition of Female Bishops?
Letter to the Editor The Abolition of Female Bishops? Dear Sir, Following the revelation at General Synod that there is no official definition of a woman, surely a Synod member could ask a further question, namely, ‘How many women bishops have served in the Church of...
Prayers for Archbishop Mbanda
Letter to the Editor Prayers for Archbishop Mbanda Dear Editor, Thoughts and prayers to Archbishop Laurent Mbanda, the Primate of Rwanda. For his support of the UK Government’s immigration policy he has been branded ‘immoral’ by the House of Bishops, led by Archbishop...
Letter: In Praise of the Archbishop’s Nimble Mind
Letter to the Editor In Praise of the Archbishop’s Nimble Mind Dear Editor, Picture the scene: it is a typical morning in Lambeth Palace. The Archbishop of Canterbury prepares himself for the day with a quick glance at The Guardian. Another headline about the...
MORE NEWS
Statement from Anglican Bishops And Primates Who Are Keen to Affirm and Celebrate LGBT+ People
STATEMENT FROM ANGLICAN BISHOPS AND PRIMATES WHO ARE KEEN TO AFFIRM AND CELEBRATE LGBT+ PEOPLE August 2nd 2022 In the interest of full context we reproduce the letter signed by 170 bishops (26%), including five archbishops from across the Anglican Communion in support...
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love
170 Bishops Affirm “Holiness” of Same-Sex Love 170 bishops from within the Anglican Communion signed a document supporting same-sex marriage and other issues promulgated by the LGBT community. This means 480 of those bishops in attendance did not sign. Over three...
Letter: The Abolition of Female Bishops?
Letter to the Editor The Abolition of Female Bishops? Dear Sir, Following the revelation at General Synod that there is no official definition of a woman, surely a Synod member could ask a further question, namely, ‘How many women bishops have served in the Church of...
Margrave’s Letter to Justin Welby
Margrave’s Letter to Archbishop Welby 26 July 2022 Dear Justin Welby, At July's Synod you answered a question I put to you, by telling me the most important role of members of General Synod is accountability of Bishops and our institutions. In removing the...
Samuel J Margrave: Gadfly of the General Synod or Faithful Layman?
Samuel J Margrave Gadfly of the General Synod or Faithful Layman? Those that follow the news of the General Synod of the Church of England are more than passingly familiar with Samuel J Margrave. The 39 year old entrepreneur and doctoral student is on his third...
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022
Bishop of the Arctic on Lambeth 2022 David Parsons, the Bishop of the Arctic in the Anglican Church in Canada was one of the few Canadian bishops to not support the revisionist line at Lambeth 2022. Despite struggling with a bout of Covid contracted after his arrival...
Has the Sun Set on the Lambeth Conference?
Has the Sun Set on the Last Lambeth Conference? By Susie Leafe The buses are lined up, 650 bishops and their spouses are wheeling their bags across the campus, and the journey home begins. Flags have been folded and over the next few days, security fences, marquees...
TRENDING
Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 Conference
Christ’s Mission for the Church Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 Conference Westminster Presbyterian Seminary’s 2022 conference has been scheduled for 20 — 22 October. Located in Newcastle, the conference will feature presentations by Alistair Begg, Simon...
Chuck Collins: John Day & Foxe’s Book
John Day & Foxe’s Book By the Revd Canon Chuck Collins John Day was the foremost printer/publisher of the English Reformation. He is best known for collaborating with John Foxe in compiling and printing Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes...
