Compare the pair: Rico tice, leader of the Christianity Explored course used by evangelicals around the world and former associate minister of All Souls Langham Place in central London, and pastor Barbara Taylor, who ministers at the rather less well-known… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall continues his story of setting up a ministry to entertainers in the leafy Sydney Suburb of Artarmon. North Ryde, where we initially set up church for our ENTER ministry, proved to be too far away for most entertainment… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Anglicans so much better at cover-ups: Obadiah set through each day of the Brian Houston case, watching the accusation of cover-up fall apart. Now, having read and summarised the Makin report into the abuse committed by… Continue Reading
The Makin report into the abuse carried out by John Smyth QC (pictured) against young men in the conservative evangelical Iwerne camps in the UK, and in Zimbabwe and South Africa reveals a decades-long cover-up carried out by evangelicals. Here… Continue Reading
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the leader of the Church of England, has resigned – because he failed to act in the case of serial abuser John Smyth. Last week, the Makin Report, detailing a decades-long cover-up, was… Continue Reading
Four decades after the alarm was first raised, systematic abuse by a leader in the centre of a Church of England conservative evangelical network has been fully revealed in an official report. The Makin report into John Smyth QC (1941-2018),… Continue Reading
A statement from Uphold, a non-profit, says it is “providing support for Gospel Workers who have been mistreated, abused or unfairly dismissed.” Sydney Anglican Synod passes groundbreaking motion into NDAs With over 600 parishes, organisations and schools under the umbrella… Continue Reading
Sometimes, the Bible term “A Cloud of Witnesses” springs to life – especially when the deeds of those who have truly put their lives on the line for their faith are discussed. This was certainly the case for a talk… Continue Reading
In an apparent reference to the conservative Diocese of the Southern Cross, which provides a home for Anglican (and some ex-Uniting Church) evangelicals from majority progressive dioceses (regions), Kay Goldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth, says it is possible some of her… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Okay, nokay? Obadiah does not know what this means but the last “full size’ K-mart in the US is shutting. So maybe “K-marting’ is something Australians do better. Actually, with their Anko brand, the local k-0mart… Continue Reading