Something that you might have missed on Monday was a very interesting programme in the This World strand on BBC2 called Battle of the Bishops. The programme primarily focuses on Archbishop Akinola and some of the other GAFCON during the run up to the conference. There are also contributions from Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark… Continue Reading
I’ve been quite avidly reading the blog by the Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson, since I came across it a few months back. It’s quite an eclectic mix at times with snapshots from his holidays, pictures of his work around Diocese, and religious comment. One of the best things about it though is it is… Continue Reading
Almost eighteen months ago, when we were still helping with the running of the Youth Group, Beth and myself took three of our young people up to Church House in Oxford to participate in the consultation process to choose the new Bishop of Oxford. Although it was never a guarantee, Ian MacDonald the Diocesan Youth… Continue Reading
Last Saturday there was an opinion piece in the Guardian that has got a number of people talking. The general gist of the argument is to lay the charge that falling numbers in the Church are to do with the move from a primarily Matins based service pattern to the weekly Eucharist model that the… Continue Reading
Last week I posted about the growing media interest in the goings on at St Mary and St Michael in Trumpington. The Church Times this week carries a more detailed report, which gives a bit more insight into what is going on. Tom Ambrose, the vicar at the centre of the arguments is quoted as… Continue Reading