Yesterday’s C of E General Synod Round Up

From there:

  • Item 510 – Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021 (consequential amendment to regulations under Canon B12) which surrounds the administration of Holy Communion in church schools. This relates simply to updating the definitions of headteacher and church school.  Read more.
  • Key misc issues
  • Issues raised about insecurity around immediate termination of BMOs (Bishop’s Mission Order)
  • Clive Scowen seeked to ensure for Artice 7 & 8 business has a two thirds majority of delegates in person to ensure robust debate on the most important issues.
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury gave the loyal address. Read more.
  • There was a further time of questions focused entirely on LLF. Read more. Questions focused around the details of the new prayers and proposed changes.
  • Resourcing Ministerial Formations takes forward proposals discussed in July. Some concerns were raised about the need for transitional arrangements and the use of the tuition formula. Item 9 was passed.

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