The important work of (church) politics
As President of the New Cranmer Society, I'm often asked why – why do we need a group that meets together to organise around political goals? These great questions get us to the heart of the difficult but vital work ahead for evangelicals who are committed to the renewal of the Anglican church.
The Next Archbishop of Melbourne must be Confident, Compelling, and Courageous
While we should not pin all our hopes on an Archbishop, we urgently need a confident, compelling and courageous diocesan bishop to complement the good work happening in our parishes, at Ridley College, and in parachurch ministries such as CMS.
The five models of church governance (and how they cope under pressure)
In this article I am not going to lay out the biblical principles of church governance, nor will I seek to explain what causes leadership failures. Instead, I want to consider structurally how different models of church governance work and how well they cope under pressure. My questions are: where is power distributed? how are decisions made and reviewed ? and what happens next when a leader is forced to move on?
We have the money, now we need vision
In the last ten years in this diocese $69 million has been realised from sale of church properties. Only seven per cent of those funds were spent on new building projects.
Anglicans and Moses: the law from another time but for all time
Perhaps it is time for Christians to admit that the Law of Moses is an embarrassing irrelevance, and stop reading it altogether in church. That’s what some popular preachers are saying – echoing no doubt the unspoken position of many around the world (many congregations would baulk at the thought of a sermon series on Numbers). Thankfully, this is an error which our Anglican heritage provides a bulwark against.