It’s hard to imagine a Communion that doesn’t include the National Cathedral in Washington, the mission initiatives on Native American reservations of the Dakotas, and the rustic parishes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
It’s hard to imagine a Communion that includes churches which insist on their own way and are going against bible teaching.
Tidiness is overrated. We head home a messy Church. Thanks be to God. We are, by our own proclamation, “not of one mind†on matters that have caused division in the Communion.
The “messiness” being created by the policies of General Convention is bad fruit. It is not from the Holy Spirit. It creates division and sews disharmony. It attacks and breaks down unity. It is accelerating the decline of the church.
But be prepared: There are neat-freaks who don’t appreciate messiness. There will be cries of Armageddon in the wake of Convention’s vote for an ordination process open to all.
Name calling won’t help the church recover from the disharmony and disunity created by General Convention. It will make it worse.
Why do these so-called enlightened General Convention Delegates…and too many TEC leaders in general…seem more accustomed to speaking in encounter group lingo than the lingo of a Bible-taught person? As goes the Sunday School, so goes the Church!
Somehow this deputy does not think the relationships of
TEC with the majority of Anglican provinces have been seriously damaged by the actions of General Conventions in 2003, 2006, 2009. The denial in this article is just incredible.
Even worse is the idea that TEC can do anything it wants without any serious attempt at theological analysis. Instead of any emphasis on theology with its roots in the intelligent reading of Scripture, we have substituted a particular brand of ecclesiastical politics with its roots in secular politics.
Her take on it and what I saw are quite far apart. Her reference to Canterbury makes one wonder if she read his response to General Convention. In addition, what about General Convention gave any indication that “the focus on the foundational beliefs that unite us will return.”
It’s hard to imagine a Communion that includes churches which insist on their own way and are going against bible teaching.
The “messiness” being created by the policies of General Convention is bad fruit. It is not from the Holy Spirit. It creates division and sews disharmony. It attacks and breaks down unity. It is accelerating the decline of the church.
Name calling won’t help the church recover from the disharmony and disunity created by General Convention. It will make it worse.
Why do these so-called enlightened General Convention Delegates…and too many TEC leaders in general…seem more accustomed to speaking in encounter group lingo than the lingo of a Bible-taught person? As goes the Sunday School, so goes the Church!
Somehow this deputy does not think the relationships of
TEC with the majority of Anglican provinces have been seriously damaged by the actions of General Conventions in 2003, 2006, 2009. The denial in this article is just incredible.
Even worse is the idea that TEC can do anything it wants without any serious attempt at theological analysis. Instead of any emphasis on theology with its roots in the intelligent reading of Scripture, we have substituted a particular brand of ecclesiastical politics with its roots in secular politics.
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Her take on it and what I saw are quite far apart. Her reference to Canterbury makes one wonder if she read his response to General Convention. In addition, what about General Convention gave any indication that “the focus on the foundational beliefs that unite us will return.”