Substance and Shadow: Lambeth Conference and GAFCON Fulcrum Newsletter, January 2008 by Graham Kings vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum prepublished, with permission, from The Church of England Newspaper, 31 January 2008 Dear Fulcrum friends, The Letter to the Hebrews warns against the temptation to withdraw and separate. Chapter ten opens … Continue Reading
Giles Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 24th Jan 2008 Dear Andrew Thank you very much for your letter dated 13th December. I hope your Christmas and New Year were hopeful and filled with joy and that you look forward to 2008 after what was in many ways (for both of us) quite a depressing … Continue Reading
Reaffirming our Vows and Rekindling our First Love: the Sanctification of the Anglican Communion A response to my fellow Anglican presbyter Andrew Goddard by Michael Poon, Singapore republished with permission from the Global South Anglican site I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God , which is in you through the laying … Continue Reading
Andrew Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 13th December 2007 Dear Giles, Thanks for yours on 2nd December – let’s see if we can start to “perform” even if it means moving to Neptune to do so. I want to pick up your renewed invitation – in the light of the third of my four … Continue Reading
A Response to Anglican Mainstream on The Advent Letter 2008 of the Archbishop of Canterbury by Andrew Goddard It is now almost a month since the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advent Letter was published. Among many responses, one of the most recent is that of Anglican Mainstream (AM) which appeared earlier this week. It is important … Continue Reading
Church Planting A London Case Study Presentation to London Diocesan Synod, November 2007 by Andrew Watson, vicar of St Stephen’s Church, Twickenham It was always going to be an awkward evening. The bishop had come to the meeting to tell the PCC that St. Saviour’s Sunbury was no longer viable, and that there were only … Continue Reading
Questions from Singapore to Archbishop Peter Jensen on the Global Anglican Future Conference by Michael Poon Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia, Trinity Theological College, Singapore republished with permission from the Global South Anglican site Dear Archbishop Peter, I read with interest your 27 December 2007 Statement on the proposed … Continue Reading
Questions from Singapore on the Global Anglican Future Conference by Michael Poon Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia, Trinity Theological College, Singapore republished with permission from the Global South Anglican site “Everything is permissible” — but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible” — but not everything is constructive. Nobody … Continue Reading
Hints of a Hinterland to the Advent Letter Fulcrum Newsletter, December 2007 by Graham Kings vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum prepublished, with permission, from The Church of England Newspaper, 28 December 2007 Dear Fulcrum friends, Are oxymorons morons from Oxford? Well, perhaps so, perhaps not. It may depend who is … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Response to the 2007 Advent Letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury We welcome this careful, decisive articulation of the mind of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop’s key new initiative of forming a small coordinating body of Primates and others. In particular we appreciate the: Three-fold common acknowledgement on Scripture, Ministry and Mission: we ‘stand under … Continue Reading