Storm in a Teacup?

Storm in a Teacup?

Anglican Futures Storm in a Teacup? One of the many unhappy consequences of 'Lockdown' was the postponement of wedding ceremonies.  Pre-covid the Church of England was conducting around 31,000 weddings and services of prayer and dedication a year. Countrywide in that...

The End is Nye?

The End is Nye?

The End is Nye? During a Question and Answer session at the Religious Media Festival on June 12th, Archbishop Justin Welby pronounced, “Until we have a fully independent central safeguarding system - and this is not the official view, but it’s my view - until we have...

Justin Stop Oil

Justin Stop Oil

Justin Stop OilChurch Investment Bodies to Divest from Fossil Fuels The Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board have each announced they will disinvest from fossil fuels this year. The Church Commissioners, who manage the Church of England’s £10.3bn...

London City Mission Walks for Jesus

London City Mission Walks for Jesus

London City Mission Walks for Jesus London City Mission’s yearly Big London Walk will be held on 24 June and 8 July.  Last year, 14 year old Lewis went on the walk to raise funds for the charity and this is his account. It was not a normal Saturday morning for...

FIEC Celebrates 100 Years

FIEC Celebrates 100 Years

FIEC Celebrates 100 Years by Joel Murray Amidst protests about climate change and football fans heading to Wembley Stadium, church leaders, FIEC staff past and present, and other friends of FIEC gathered in London on a Saturday afternoon in April to celebrate the...

St Hugh’s Group Held ‘Off the Agenda’ Meeting at General Synod: Emergency Meeting to Consider Structural Differentiation for Conservatives

St Hugh’s Group Held ‘Off the Agenda’ Meeting at General Synod: Emergency Meeting to Consider Structural Differentiation for Conservatives

St Hugh's Group Held 'Off the Agenda' Meeting at General Synod Emergency Meeting to Consider Structural Differentiation for Conservatives The St Hugh's Conversations, a series of secret meetings between conservative/evangelical groupings and liberal/progressive Church...

Northern Ireland Ministry Assembly Conference Set

Northern Ireland Ministry Assembly Conference Set The Northern Ireland Ministry Assembly will feature Rupert Bentley-Taylor at its 2023 Conference to be held on Tuesday 9 May.   The conference will be held at the T3 Conference Centre at House of Vic Ryn, Lisburn.  It...

Oak Hill Principal Resigns

Oak Hill Principal Resigns

Oak Hill Principal Resigns The Revd Jonathan Juckes, Principal of Anglican theological college, Oak Hill in North London, has announced his resignation.  Juckes will serve until July.  He has been Principal since 2018. In a letter signed by Chairman of Oak Hill...

Essex Memory Verse Rally

Essex Memory Verse Rally The Essex Protestant Council held its annual Memory Verse Rally on Saturday, 11th March at 'Rehoboth' Strict Baptist Chapel, Sible Hedingham.  Friends from Essex, Kent, London and Suffolk gathered, and children from fellowships in these areas...

Southern Presbytery Holds Annual Colloquium

Southern Presbytery Holds Annual Colloquium  By Rev Graeme Craig The annual Colloquium of the Southern Presbytery of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) proved yet again to be a profitable day for those in attendance.  The aim of the Colloquium, this year taking...

Dark Precedent Set as Christian Lecturer Sacked

Dark Precedent Set as Christian Lecturer Sacked

‘Dark Precedent’ Set as Christian Lecturer SackedBiblical Views No Longer Tolerated – A Warning to CofE A Christian theology lecturer has been sacked and threatened with a counter-terrorism referral by a Methodist Bible college for a tweet on human sexuality that went...

Read CS Lewis & Get Reported to Prevent

Read CS Lewis & Get Reported to Prevent

Read CS Lewis & Get Reported to Prevent Whilst researching Prevent, the Home Office’s anti-terrorist programme, author Douglas Murray obtained a list of books Prevent considers the writing of CS Lewis as “key texts” for “white nationalists/supremacists.” Murray...

Michael Nazir-Ali Now Disputes RC Teaching

Michael Nazir-Ali Now Disputes RC Teaching

Michael Nazir-Ali Now Disputes RC Teaching The ex-Bishop of Rochester and former leading light of GAFCON, Michael Nazir-Ali (MNA), now an RC priest, has found himself at odds with his new ecclesiastical hierarchy.   In a letter to the Daily Telegraph on 16th March,...

A Commination

A Commination

A Commination In earlier times, the Church was very clear in its condemnation of sin. It did not wink at it or think it a mere trifle.  If you open your Book of Common Prayer you will find the liturgy entitled,  A Commination. It is the last portion of liturgy before...

The Motion Passed

The Motion Passed

The Motion Passed The final motion on the Bishops’ Proposals on Human Sexuality as amended and carried on February 9th, 2023: ‘That this Synod, recognising the commitment to learning and deep listening to God and to each other of the Living in Love and Faith process,...

Archbishops Rebuke Sam Margrave

Archbishops Rebuke Sam Margrave

Archbishops Rebuke Sam Margrave The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a strong letter of rebuke to General Synod member Sam Margrave.  The Bishop of Coventry had earlier called on the police to investigate Mr Margrave for comments made on Twitter. In part...

New Bishop of Liverpool

New Bishop of Liverpool

New Bishop of Liverpool Downing Street has announced that the Ninth Bishop of Liverpool is to be the Right Reverend Doctor John Perumbalath. Bishop John is currently in the the Diocese of Chelmsford, where he has served as Bishop of Bradwell since 2018. He follows...

Bingo: A View from the Pew

Bingo: A View from the Pew

A VIEW FROM THE PEWDubious Reading and Special Pleading – Bingo and the Bible The Revd Bingo Allison was the invited speaker in a neighbouring Merseyside parish in September 2021. A video of the talk is available on YouTube. In it, the cleric peppered the biblical...

The Calling of Bingo

The Calling of Bingo

The Calling of Bingo The Revd Benjamin John Allison was ordained deacon at Derby Cathedral on Sunday 26th June 2016. The cleric was hailed on the Derby Diocese website as ‘an award-winning performance poet.’ The Revd Ben, aged 29 and married with three young children,...

In Case You Missed a Real Story

In Case You Missed a Real Story

In Case You Missed a Real Story Newspapers in the UK have lately been filled with stories regarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.  The Duke’s book has been launched on the foot of the Netflix documentary about the two and one lurid story has followed another—but...

Pilgrim’s Process: Discerning the Times

Pilgrim’s Process: Discerning the Times

Pilgrim’s Process By the Revd Dr Peter Sanlon Discerning the Time As we approach the end of another calendar year, people will buy new diaries, make resolutions, glance ahead to plan the next year. We are time bound pilgrims, moving forwards moment by moment - and how...

Resistance vs Fidelity

Resistance vs Fidelity

Resistance & Fidelity By Julian Mann As the new conservative evangelical ‘flying’ Bishop of Ebbsfleet launches off, the Bishop of Rochester’s written answer to a question from a General Synod member shines a light on the Church of England’s direction of travel....

FIEC Pray for One Hundred

FIEC Pray for One Hundred

FIEC Marks 100 Years by Praying for One Hundred by Joel Murray The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) has collated 100 mission initiatives from churches across the country to mark its centenary year. It can be tempting to focus on looking back when...

Jesus in the Bleak Mid-Winter

Jesus in the Bleak Mid-Winter

Jesus in the Bleak Mid-winter by the Northern Churchman There is only one story in the four gospels that we can reasonably assume takes place in December – and it’s not the Christmas story! We find it in John chapter 10, when Jesus visits Jerusalem for the Feast of...

Resistance and Fidelity by Julian Mann

Resistance and Fidelity by Julian Mann

Resistance & Fidelity By Julian Mann As the new conservative evangelical ‘flying’ Bishop of Ebbsfleet launches off, the Bishop of Rochester’s written answer to a question from a General Synod member shines a light on the Church of England’s direction of travel....

Editorial: Joy to the World Cup

Editorial: Joy to the World Cup

Editorial Joy to the World Cup The result of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is already in. And it appears the Church of England has lost. The latest advice from the Church of England’s Support Hub is for parishes to consider the timing of Christmas Carol Services to avoid...

Sanctuary Foundation Offers Free Advent Resource

Sanctuary Foundation Offers Free Advent Resource

Sanctuary Foundation Offers Free Advent Resource  Sanctuary Foundation has been aiding those trying to offer assistance for those fleeing the war in Ukraine through its, “Homes for Ukraine” scheme.  The charity has been serving as a liaison by resourcing hosts and...

Letter: Divorce

Letter: Divorce

Letter to the Editor     Dear Sir, Re: Robert Ian Williams's letter (EC8117), no genuine evangelical could possibly countenance replacing our Lord's "let not man put asunder" with "man cannot put asunder", which is a doctrine from the pit. Such putting...

The Gospel Magazine Resolution of 2022

The Gospel Magazine Resolution of 2022

THE GOSPEL MAGAZINE SPECIALRESOLUTION 2022 The Trustees of the Gospel Magazine have asked me to pass on to you their special resolution which you may wish to add to your newspaper. “We the Trustees of the Gospel Magazine are deeply saddened at the recent death of Her...

Hodder Faith Scoops Publisher of the Year Award

Hodder Faith Scoops Publisher of the Year Award

Hodder Faith Scoop Publisher of the Year award and other accolades at Christian Resources Together Awards at Christian Resources Exhibition  Books by Pete Greig, Paula Gooder, and Krish and Miriam Kandiah honoured in annual awards – and Hodder & Stoughton...

CEEC’s Basis of Faith

CEEC’s Basis of Faith

Church of England Evangelical Council’s Basis of Faith As the debate continues to accelerate within the Church of England regarding same-sex marriage and the authority of the Bible, it is helpful to see where one of the most prominent groups stand.  The Rt Revd Keith...