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Surveying the Walls
When Nehemiah was tasked with rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, he took time to examine the places where they were broken down and where the gates were burned. Then he declared, "Let us rise up and build". (Neh 2:12-18)
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G-26 Abuja - The Quick Summary
The Abuja Affirmation sets out and explains the decisions taken by the leaders of the Gafcon movement in Abuja. Here are five key takeaways to share with all faithful Anglicans. 1. New Leadership is Necessary For decades the leadership of the Anglican Communion (known as the Instruments of Communion) have unrepentedly: "... compromised the authority of the Scriptures by normalising hermeneutical pluralism, elevating cultural capitulation, and reframing the rejection of Scr
7 days ago3 min read
G26 Statement - a new start for Global Anglicans
A communiqué issued at the conclusion of the GAFCON Council gathering in Abuja this week signals what leaders describe as a significant step in the ongoing “reordering” of the Anglican Communion. Bishops and Anglican leaders from around the world met from 3–6 March in Nigeria to consider the implications of the October 2025 Martyrs’ Day Statement and to discuss the future shape of global Anglican fellowship. The statement was what many expected, arguing that the existing str
Mar 63 min read
New Gafcon structures announced but are Anglicans just too English?
Yesterday, Gafcon announced that, despite previous suggestions, they would not be electing a new primus inter pares to lead the majority of the world's Anglicans. Instead, the Most Revd Laurent Mbanda, Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, was elected to chair the newly formed Global Anglican Council, which will in turn lead the Global Anglican Communion. The initial response was muted. Many feared that once again orthodox Anglicans had bee
Mar 64 min read
Two Visions of Communion : Gafcon and the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals
Despite the post-colonial bias of the ACC, the attention of the wider church increasingly turns toward the Global South...
Mar 54 min read
"Choose This Day”: Abuja and the Future of Anglicanism Beyond Canterbury
What is unfolding in Abuja, therefore, is not a sudden rupture, but the culmination of a long process of differentiation.
Mar 45 min read
LLF: Same Train- Different Logo
Please feel free to download and print this briefing for PCCs and congregations.
Feb 201 min read
Why I'm glad I got off the train
A personal reflection inspired by Revd Will Pearson-Gee's speech at General Synod.
Feb 143 min read
Prayers of blessing STILL commended in the Church of England
Don’t believe everything you read in the papers. The Church of England has not “abandoned proposals to deliver blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in churches.” If only that were true. What has happened is much more subtle and much more ‘English’.
Feb 134 min read
The Last LLF Debate (?)- As it happens
Live updates on what might be the last LLF debate...
Feb 1213 min read
Half-Time Huddle - General Synod (for those with little time)
A quick half-time update on General Synod (for those with not much time).
Feb 124 min read
Archbishop Sarah: A new chapter or just a change of style?
In her first presidential address , Most Revd Sarah Mullally shared her vision for her new ministry: "And so, I believe that I have been called to love and serve the Diocese of Canterbury, the Church of England, and the Anglican Communion, not through developing new programmes and initiatives, but by being a shepherd, who works collaboratively and in partnership, enabling others to flourish." She spoke slowly, stuck to the script and prayed that she would, " be able to approa
Feb 115 min read
Let's not talk about sex, baby
Being prudish about gay sex can have consequences. The Victorians were only interested in male homosexual 'indecency', so lesbianism was never illegal. More recently UK MPs could not bring themselves to define adultery in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, which means consummation is not necessary and 'it'- whatever 'it' is - is not grounds for divorce in a same-sex marriage. Revd Canon Neil Patterson suggests that some in General Synod may have inadvertently made the mist
Feb 69 min read
The Last Good Meal
It is necessary to leave behind John Betjeman’s idealistic image of the parish church; neither the manpower, finance, nor congregations are available to sustain it.
Feb 36 min read
Will the new Archbishop of Canterbury be any different?
The election of the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury will be confirmed at St Paul's Cathedral on the 28th January. She inherits a Church and a Communion in crisis. It is profoundly regrettable that the lack of decisiveness of Mullally's predecessors will now become her problem. The failure to deal with progressive teaching at home and abroad, and the fallout that comes from decades of prioritising the reputation of the institution
Jan 284 min read
"Curiouser and Curiouser" - GSFA and Gafcon
At first glance it appears that the GSFA and GAFCON may be at loggerheads.
Jan 276 min read
Have the bishops put the LLF Travelator into reverse?
Just like a Travelator - once the first step is taken, there is no way off. Today, however, some are suggesting that the House of Bishops' latest statement represents a reversal of the Travelator. If this were true it would be a cause for great rejoicing amongst orthodox Anglicans throughout the Anglican Communion.
Jan 1610 min read
What is in store for faithful Anglicans in 2026?
The short answer to this question, is of course, "God alone knows", and it is perhaps for this reason that Minnie Louise Hoskin's poem is so often quoted at the turn of each and every year: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way". Or, as the psalmist reminds us: "Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the grou
Jan 96 min read
What have you read in 2025?
It is perhaps unsurprising that the blogs that have enduring significance are more analytical; events are placed in context, cultures are examined, questions are asked and help is offered.
Jan 35 min read
What are the bishops up to now?
On Tuesday, 16th December, the House of Bishops of the Church of England announced that "more time" was needed to finalise its "proposals on the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process". While they said that the decisions they took in October had not been "contested" , they "identified some areas where further clarification is needed and agreed to continue work on a letter to the Church summarising LLF and setting out an agreed position." Later in the press release it was
Dec 18, 20259 min read
Road Map Confusion
This is not a blog as such - instead Anglican Futures has been asked to share this open letter to the Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales. We hope it will be read widely. In the 1970s when the protests over English-only road signs were at their height in Wales many of those signs were defaced or torn down creating confusion for lots of drivers. It is distressing to see that similar confusion is being caused amongst many church people today as a result of the most rec
Dec 2, 20252 min read
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