Stephen Parsons

Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy’s lawsuit against the Anglican Church in North America, holding that the dispute cannot be decided by a civil court without intruding into matters of church discipline, governance, and...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting out the relationship between St Helen’s Bishopsgate and the ‘flying’ Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Rob Munro. The episcopal oversight of this conservative evangelical flagship church in the City of London has come...
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Crisis and dissension in the Free Church of England

The word Anglican is one of those words in the English language which has...

Pilavachi and Soul Survivor: Some further Reflections

Back in April, Surviving Church was one of the first to jump in with comment about...

Was the Independent Safeguarding Board ever Independent? The Archbishops set out their position to a complainant

The Archbishop of York wrote to a complainant regarding several serious cases of miscarriage and misconduct of...

Allegations of Bullying and Financial Mismanagement in the Scottish Episcopal Church

Up till now I have avoided writing anything about the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC)...

Surviving Church and the World of Ecclesiastical Politics

When I began the Surviving Church blog in 2013, I thought of it as an attempt...

The departure of Tim Dakin

The departure, through ‘retirement’, of the Bishop of Winchester, is proving to be a...

The Winchester College Review about John Smyth

The ugly and criminal behaviour of John Smyth QC towards young men and boys...

The Charity Commission and Christ Church: Is this the End-Game?

During the months and years of my trying to understand the Christ Church College...

The Church of England and failures in the administration of justice

I do not remember at what age I was introduced to two important principles...

Hierarchy, bishops and leadership in the church

A few years ago, I was giving a paper on Joan of Arc. The...

Reflections on the Bishopsgate letter

A flurry of activity has occurred recently on the St Helen’s Bishopsgate website.  This...

Some further reflections on the Christ Church saga

The judgement by Dame Sarah Asplin should have marked the end of at least...

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Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue

May I begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to join...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Christ Church, Greenwich

It is a real joy to be with you this morning. Thank you, Revd...