In or out? No comment from London on Rico Tice’s PTO
by Julian Mann, Anglican Ink:
The Diocese of London is staying tight-lipped about the Permission to Officiate (PTO) held by the Revd Rico Tice, the founder of the international Christianity Explored evangelism course, who has just announced that he has left the Church of England.
In a widely-publicised interview in May’s edition of Evangelicals Now, Mr Tice revealed that he now worships at the International Presbyterian Church in Ealing, West London.
He said he made the move when he received ‘no substantive response’ from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby after he and five other ‘evangelical leaders of parachurch organisations’ wrote last October objecting to ‘the church’s onward trajectory toward affirming same-sex marriage, specifically the new Prayers of Love and Faith’.
Mr Tice said: ‘I retain my Permission to Preach (sic), so I can still speak in C of E churches. But I think it vital that I demonstrated clear separation from a church that no longer affirms Biblical orthodoxy, especially with regard to preaching repentance.’
The C of E’s National Register of Clergy reveals that Mr Tice holds PTO in London Diocese.
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