by George Conger, Anglican Ink: The Irish House of Bishops meeting in Dublin on 20 Nov 2019 confirmed the appointment of the Ven. David McClay, Archdeacon of Down, as Bishop–designate of the Diocese of Down and Dromore.  His consecration is planned for late January in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. The announcement follows an unprecedented move by […]

Report from a Conference in Hungary, by Anglican Mainstream correspondent: The international conference was entitled: In Search of Identity as Man and Woman: How can we offer help to those that struggle? Current groupthink in Western societies is that you can choose from more than one hundred genders (at the last count). Allied to this […]

by Ian Paul, Psephizo: I was grateful to Philip North for offering a response to my critique of his views on mission in relation to the incarnation, published in the Church Times. There is nothing quite like hearing someone’s point of view in their own words, and it has been immensely valuable to have this […]

by Henry McDonald, Guardian: Two parents who challenged compulsory religious worship in school assembly have won the right for a secular alternative for their children. A Church of England multi-academy said it would allow the children to withdraw from the assembly and prayers, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The Oxford Diocesan schools trust said a […]

by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: St Paul’s Church in Cambridge is a large red brick building situated on Hills Road on the way to the train station if you’re travelling from the town centre. Its architecture is typical of a number of churches built in the second half of the 19th century as part of […]

by Martin Davie, Reflections of an Anglican Theologian: The context and contents of the collection. In December 2017 marriage between two people of the same sex became legal in Australia. This development has raised the question of whether the Anglican Church in Australia should follow the example of other Anglican churches in the United States, […]

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: A leading Anglican LGBTI+ activist who is campaigning to make “reparative therapy” a criminal offence was warmly received by Pope Francis at Casa Santa Martha yesterday after Holy Mass in the pontiff’s private chapel. Jayne Ozanne, who led the debate banning reparative therapy in the Church of England’s General Synod, […]

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post: “In Christ Alone” writer Keith Getty is warning church leaders about the modern worship movement, which he describes as one of “cultural relevance” that is “utterly dangerous” and is contributing to the “de-Christianizing of God’s people.” In an interview with The Christian Post, Getty said many modern worship songs […]

By Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: Is there a crisis in the nation, with a desperate need for radical change in government policies concerning the environment, health and social care, law and order, education, and our relationship with the EU? Or is there more a sense of ennui, of weariness with a stalemated political process, a […]

by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch: Amazing and much-needed prophetic words from the late, great Francis Schaeffer: The good news is this: when the times get the darkest, God will raise up prophets to confront the situation, speak to his people, and declare much-needed truth. But the bad news is this: these prophets are invariably rejected. When […]