A reporter on the progressive Anglican website, “Another place to party”, Deborah Bird, has been quick to point out that the election of an evangelical, Bishop Ric Thorpe, as the new Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, is likely to “likely to… Continue Reading
Bishop Ric Thorpe, the Bishop for the Islington area of London, has been elected Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. “Thank you to everyone who joined me in praying for the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Guy Mason, leader of the City on… Continue Reading
All four candidates at this week’s Melbourne Anglican election synod (church parliament) is an evangelical. The candidates:• Bishop Ric Thorpe, from the Diocese of London.• Rev Dr Wei-Han Kuan, Executive Director of CMS Victoria. • Ven Dr Tim Johnson –… Continue Reading
The names of the four candidates in the election for the next Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne to be voted on at an election Synod (church parliament) on May 23 and 24, have become public. The four candidates are: • Bishop… Continue Reading
Adelaide’s Anglican Archbishop Geoffrey Smith has announced he will resign as Archbishop on November 8 and as Primate (leader) of the Anglican church of Australia effective October 8th. This will bring on the separate election process for both positions. “The… Continue Reading
Defence Anglicans remembers Air Force Chaplains on this Anzac Day At the local dawn service in Burwood the mayor John Faker highlighted the service of another chaplain, John Dempsey the local Congegational Minister who enlisted in1916, succumbing to septic pneumonia… Continue Reading
Discussion following the recent Nexus conference which attracted a considerable chunk of Sydney Anglicans clergy and a critique by David Robertson who left half way through, has all sides being keen on evangelism.As far as this writer can tell the… Continue Reading
David Robertson, a Presbyterian Scot now ministering in the Hamilton that is a suburb of Newcastle only made it to lunchtime when attending Nexus, a conference attended by evangelical ministers mostly of the Sydney Anglican variety. His account of why… Continue Reading
Tim Swan CEO of Angican Aid issues an urgent update. We have just heard from Bishop Martin Gordon in Goma. He said that at least 3,000 people have been killed in his city. Many thousands have been injured, and hospitals… Continue Reading
The Anglican Archdiocese of Melbourne (ADOM) has been alleged to have amended its Code of Conduct for Child Safety & Wellbeing in a manner which forces church workers to obey Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act (CSP ACT).… Continue Reading