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LLF: What ‘reassurance’ needs to deliver
"In recent weeks, I've had countless conversations with members of CEEC, General Synod, the Alliance and many others, and I've noticed widespread consensus about what the so called PLF ‘provision’ or ‘reassurance’ needs to deliver, should the House of Bishops proceed...
All welcome! …writes Christine Winmill, of Count Everyone In
Jenny* was agitated. She was at the lectern, reading from John 11 and feeling the emotion of what was coming next. “Where have you put him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. As Jenny gulped and sobs ran through her body, the vicar walked over and waited...
LLF Update: Two things that look likely
National Director John Dunnett LLF Update 16 May 2024. The full transcript is below: There's a lot of water going under the Living in Love and Faith Bridge right now, including today, the 16th of May, a discussion at the House of Bishops. Whilst we do not know what...
Leading as if you are an evangelist…Andy Mason writes
I was recently at an excellent CEEC day on evangelism. Lots of great things were shared during the day, but I was personally struck by one comment, from one of the speakers, based on 2 Tim 4:5. In short, he challenged those of us who are church leaders to ‘lead as if...
The Ephesian Fund – what is it and why is it needed? John Dunnett writes…
The Church of England is fundamentally divided over the issue of sex and marriage. For too long we've been trying to put sugar and salt in the same pot. We need to be honest and say, look, we have actually got two different visions of the future we wish to build (in...
Structural differentiation is a viable way forward, writes Martin Davie
In his article ‘Finding a Way Through’ published on the ViaMedia.News website on 1 March Charlie Bell writes as follows about the request made by CEEC and the wider Alliance movement for ‘legally secure structural provision’ for conservatives in the Church of England...
Why is alternative spiritual oversight needed and why now? Bishop Julian Henderson, President, CEEC, explains…
In December 2023, the House of Bishops commended the suite of prayers for the blessing of same sex couples, as part of Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF). This watershed moment marked a departure from the biblical, historic and apostolic teaching of the Church of England...
‘We are here for you’, John Dunnett writes…
Evangelicals in parishes the length and breadth of the Church of England are finding that their concerns regarding the trajectory of the Prayers of Love and Faith continue to grow. For clergy, it’s the realisation that they might not be able to rely on their wardens...
Have evangelicals made secret plans to split the Church? Andrew Goddard writes…
In December 2023 article, Nic Tall (Secretary of the General Synod Gender & Sexuality Group) wrote an article on the liberal blog ‘Via Media’ which argued that the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has been “Plotting the Division of the Church of...
Navigating the coming season. Andy Mason writes:
The internal debate amongst Church of England evangelicals is obviously well underway. We're going to need oodles of wisdom and grace going forward. Here are some tensions that I think we're going to need to hold together in the coming season: 1. Not catastrophising...