The last 12 months has seen a significant development in the Anglican Communion. National Anglican Churches (Provinces is the technical term) have begun to hold significant large gatherings of all Anglicans in their area along with international guests from other parts of the Communion.
This is part of the “celebration” level of church gatherings which can be classed as “cell” ”“ or home groups, “congregation” ”“ what most of us experience on Sundays and “celebration” ”“ everyone getting together in an area or region. Churches in Oxford have done this for the last seven years with “Love Oxford” when many churches shut their doors on one Sunday and all meet together in a central outdoor location. English dioceses have occasionally done this by taking over a football stadium. Gatherings such as Word Alive, Bible by the Beach, Spring Harvest, New Wine and Keswick are also such celebrations….
And so it begins… the fregmentation that occured in America is about to hit British shores
Things like New Wine and Keswick have been going on for decades. What’s new?