(1 Apr 14) Church Society: Credibility Crisis in Church of England

Topical Tuesday: the credibility crisis
Posted by Lee Gatiss, 1 Apr 2014




Lee Gatiss writes about the credibility crisis he believes is unfolding in the Church of England, examining four claims for their credibility.




Recently, I was invited by the Council of Affinity (formerly the British Evangelical Council), to address them on the issue of challenges facing evangelicals in the Church of England. The talk was recorded, and can be played or downloaded above. It is 43 minutes long. I took as my theme the growing credibility crisis which I have perceived within the Church. I looked at four claims being made in the Church, and examined them to see how credible they are. They were: 1. ‘We want you to flourish.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury and the other Bishops have said that they want conservative evangelicals, particularly complementarians (those who are unhappy with women’s ordination) to flourish within the Church. I looked at this claim and we thought about what would need to be done to make it credible.




For the rest, see: http://churchsociety.org/blog/entry/topical_tuesday_the_credibility_crisis#When:06:00:00Z