Church Leadership: Recognising and respecting authority and why AMiE makes me more than nervous
No. Amie, isn’t somebody I have a crush on. The Amie I am referring to is actually the Anglican Mission in England.
If you would like the conservative Anglican explanation about what it is you should read this. The post is coloured in a way that is very much favourable to the formation.
If you would like to read an Evangelical criticism, the Fulcrum statement is worth your time, even though the website is as ugly as a turd. That’s the background.
This post is a look at AMiE seen through the lens of a sympathetic conservative who understands why it was created but who is distressed at the development for a number of reasons: It undermines the larger churches witness and the witness of the conservative wing particularly. In my view it actually goes against Gods word in that it undermines the authority we have been commanded to adhere to. Finally, because of the first and second, it undermines the authority and the strength of the leaders and preachers (and their witness) who lead congregations within FCA in the UK.
Unusually insightful comedienne
The Guardians religious affairs correspondent offered a provocative, witty and above all satirical view of the AMiE issue in her divine dispatches this week. It’s a rather spunky Britney Spears video entitled: If you seek Amy. Do watch it as it’s the best illustration about how this all looks to an outsider. (Edit: Note minute 2:43 and onward is key)
The creation of Amie follows the creation of FoCA, but all the similar sounding joviality jokes aside, I think Riazat, through the video, offers a poignant criticism of the formation of AMiE. Sadly it also shows how she views the people who are involved in actions which tend toward disobeying what they themselves hold up to be the most important thing to guide our lives and conduct, namely the teachings of the Bible.
I say sadly not because Riazat misunderstands what Amie means to the conservative leaning churches desire in asking for alternative oversight, (I think she doesn’t really care about them), but it is sad because it reflects back to the conservatives what they have done, namely: sully the witness of the church through seeming holier than thou, rather than pointing to Jesus. They think they are pointing to Jesus by doing exactly what they did, but obviously somebody didn’t get the message. That’s the fault of the communicator.
But it does bare saying that the accusation of pharisaic “better than yours” nature of AMiE is accurate in at least the sense that the conservatives have decided to disrespect.
For more, see:
http://realgrasshopper.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/church-leadership-recognising-and-respecting-authority-and-why-amie-makes-me-more-than-nervous/If you would like the conservative Anglican explanation about what it is you should read this. The post is coloured in a way that is very much favourable to the formation.
If you would like to read an Evangelical criticism, the Fulcrum statement is worth your time, even though the website is as ugly as a turd. That’s the background.
This post is a look at AMiE seen through the lens of a sympathetic conservative who understands why it was created but who is distressed at the development for a number of reasons: It undermines the larger churches witness and the witness of the conservative wing particularly. In my view it actually goes against Gods word in that it undermines the authority we have been commanded to adhere to. Finally, because of the first and second, it undermines the authority and the strength of the leaders and preachers (and their witness) who lead congregations within FCA in the UK.Unusually insightful comedienne
The Guardians religious affairs correspondent offered a provocative, witty and above all satirical view of the AMiE issue in her divine dispatches this week. It’s a rather spunky Britney Spears video entitled: If you seek Amy. Do watch it as it’s the best illustration about how this all looks to an outsider. (Edit: Note minute 2:43 and onward is key)
The creation of Amie follows the creation of FoCA, but all the similar sounding joviality jokes aside, I think Riazat, through the video, offers a poignant criticism of the formation of AMiE. Sadly it also shows how she views the people who are involved in actions which tend toward disobeying what they themselves hold up to be the most important thing to guide our lives and conduct, namely the teachings of the Bible.
I say sadly not because Riazat misunderstands what Amie means to the conservative leaning churches desire in asking for alternative oversight, (I think she doesn’t really care about them), but it is sad because it reflects back to the conservatives what they have done, namely: sully the witness of the church through seeming holier than thou, rather than pointing to Jesus. They think they are pointing to Jesus by doing exactly what they did, but obviously somebody didn’t get the message. That’s the fault of the communicator.
But it does bare saying that the accusation of pharisaic “better than yours” nature of AMiE is accurate in at least the sense that the conservatives have decided to disrespect.
For more, see:
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