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ACNA College of Bishops unanimously approves Episcopal Election Customary

The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) today unanimously approved a final version of a new Episcopal Election Customary, completing a significant effort to strengthen the discernment, vetting, and election of bishops across the Province. The Episcopal Election Customary establishes a consistent...
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Uganda Martyrs Day celebrated on line due to Ebola outbreak

Uganda’s Anglicans marked this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day with a tightly controlled “scientific” celebration at the Namugongo Anglican site, after government and health authorities postponed the usual mass pilgrimage over Ebola concerns in neighbouring DRC. Attendance at the June 3 service was limited to...
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Lambeth Conferences and Calls – A Lessons Learned Review

It is unlikely that readers of Modern Church would have come across the Galton...
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Martyn Percy: The Church of England…. Trustworthy?

If a Church values loyalty and reputation far more than truth and justice it...
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Martyn Percy: Ethical? (or, Tea and Sympathy Are Not Enough)

As Peter Drucker famously remarked, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”.  It is therefore no...
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Martyn Percy: The Ministry of Truth and Safeguarding in the Church of England (A ‘Lessons Learned Review’ from 1984)

From the Modern Church blog: As any student of George Orwell knows, the world of 1984 turns...
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Martyn Percy: Why I’m leaving the Church of England

The Church of England (CoE) is one of the few major British institutions remaning...
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Martyn Percy: Some Critical Comment on “Bishops and Ministry Fit for a New Context”

One can hardly do better than the satirical takes on the latest attempt at...
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Time, Light, Truth and Christmas Hope: a reflection by Martyn Percy

‘Respair’ is a very old word that one hardly ever uses these days.  The...
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Churches and Cultural Climate-Change Denial (Part One): Learning from Canute

Editor's note: Writing at the Modern Church, Martyn Percy discusses the short sightedness of...

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ACNA College of Bishops unanimously approves Episcopal Election Customary

The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) today unanimously approved a...
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Uganda Martyrs Day celebrated on line due to Ebola outbreak

Uganda’s Anglicans marked this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day with a tightly controlled “scientific” celebration...
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Diocese of Exeter issues menopause policy for clergy — including men who identify as women

The Diocese of Exeter has issued a revised Clergy Work-Life Balance Menopause Policy, effective...
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Lead Bishops for Racial Justice comment on murder of Henry Nowak

The Church of England's Lead Bishops for Racial Justice, the Bishop of Croydon, Rosemarie...