In light of what is coming out from and around the Anglican Communion Networks meeting south of the border how do you think we will be affected in Canada? The events I’m referring to are The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll’s very forthright letter circulated here; Bishop Bob Duncan’s address, reported here and here; and the [...]
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I was reading the post-General Synod letter from Bishop Cowan, which can be found here: http://bc.anglican.ca/Bishop%27s%20Pastoral%20Letter%20GS.pdf The bit I found interesting I copied out below, as I had not yet seen what the Bishops pastoral letter might look like in practice: The problem I have with this is that it begs the question. It is [...]
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Posted in ACoC General Synod 2007 on Jul 14th, 2007
Taken from here, FYI. Report from General Synod: A Federation View July 9, 2007 The results of the recent General Synod will be examined, interpreted and spun in many different ways. We believe that Anglicans in the Anglican Church of Canada, despite pressure from within and without, and under the scrutinizing eyes of the media, [...]
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Posted in ACoC General Synod 2007 on Jul 8th, 2007
The following is an attempt to put into order at least some of the impressions and thoughts I had while at General Synod, as well as a sense of where we are now. Unsurprisingly, as I move in the prophetic gift, the prophetic content is quite high….. Jude 1 v17-25 17But, dear friends, remember what [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Jul 5th, 2007
From here and reproduced below. For those who think this statement is a blueprint for doing nothing other than talking for another three years, I respectfully disagree. I’ve never been in favour of acting rashly or precipitously, but that is not the same thing as not acting at all. To my way of looking at [...]
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Go over here and read the articles and responses if you have not already done so.
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Below is a brief outline of the significant resolutions at the ACC GS07, together with comment. I’ll produce a further summary shortly to outline my sense of where we are now as a Church. 20th June 2007 A180/A181 Merger of Partners in Mission & Ecojustice Committees and Mandate of new Partners in Mission & Ecojustice [...]
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Joe is doing sterling work collecting all the letters. Go see.
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