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Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Safeguarding the Institution: How the Culture of the Church of England Facilitates Abuse Stephen Kuhrt Safeguarding the Institution The refusal to engage with ‘Safeguarding the Institution’ a PCC Member Surviving Church Journeying with Fr Mark: A PCC Member’s Testimony on Institutional C
The nomination period for this year’s elections to General Synod has closed. Dioceses are now required to post candidates’ election addresses on their websites before sending out voting papers. Some of these have already appeared, and the remainder should be available shortly. I am compiling a list of links to all the
The Rt Rev Stephen Conway has resigned as Bishop of Lincoln. The news comes in a press release from the Church of England which is copied below. There is also a Pastoral Letter to the Diocese of Lincoln from the bishops of Grantham and Grimsby. Bishop of Lincoln resigns 21/09/2026 The Rt Rev Stephen Conway […] The post
We noted last week that the Prime Minister had stated the Government’s intention to remove the bar on persons professing the Roman Catholic and Jewish faiths from advising the Sovereign on appointments to the Church of England and Church of Scotland. The parliamentary process to do this started yesterday when the Churc
press release 3 September: Rosie Slater-Carr appointed Chief Executive of Church Commissioners for England Rosie Slater-Carr has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Church Commissioners for England, which supports the Church of England’s mission and ministry across the country. As Chief Executive, she
Charles Edward Lord If the bishops are false teachers, why does St Helen’s Bishopsgate remain in the Church of England? – an open letter to William Taylor Andrew Rumsey Down in The Effra Retuning an old song: Anglican social order revisited The post Opinion – 19 September 2026 first appeared on Thinking Anglicans .
Mark Clavier Well-Tempered Rethinking Stipendiary Ministry Ian Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections Thank you, sacristans Colin Coward Unadulterated Love I Had A Dream The post Opinion – 16 September 2026 first appeared on Thinking Anglicans .
We reported in April that the Bishop of Salisbury had stepped back from ministry. The Church of England has now issued the following press release. Clergy Discipline complaints against Bishop of Salisbury 07/09/2026 An investigation into allegations of financial misconduct by the Bishop of Salisbury Stephen Lake has co
Fergus Butler-Gallie The Telegraph Being a vicar sometimes feels like rarefied torture. I still love it Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Artificial Intelligence and the decline of truth and trust The post Opinion – 9 September 2026 first appeared on Thinking Anglicans .
Ian Paul Psephizo Where have all the clergy gone? Donald Payne Surviving Church Iwerne in the 1980s Michelle Burns Guarding the Flock Mind the Gap: When Bishop’s Mission Orders Outrun Governance Colin Coward Unadulterated Love A Brief Very Personal Survey of Global Challenges on the Anniversary of 9/11 The post Opinion
The next Bishop of Warwick is to be Canon Timothy Lomax. Details are in a Government press release, copied below, and on the Coventry diocesan website. Suffragan Bishop of Warwick: 11 September 2026 The King has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Dr Timothy Michael Lomax, BEd Hons, DipTh, MA, DMin, to the Su
Updated to add link to House of Commons library briefing. The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, who is a Roman Catholic, today made the written statement below. Statement made by Andy Burnham Prime Minister Labour Makerfield Commons Statement I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention steps the Government
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