Speaking to the Anglican Evangelical Junior Clergy Conference, at St Mark\u2019s College, Audley End, last week, the Rev John Richardson said that the \u201d\u02dcDecade of Evangelism\u2019 died along with Archbishop William Temple in 1944, as the Church turned its attention to revising Canons and liturgy.<\/p>\n
The result was an increasingly divided evangelical constituency, said Mr Richardson, who told the 25 junior clergy, ordinands, and others considering ordination that their focus should be: \u201cTo seek the conversion of England through the evangelical proclamation of the gospel and the transformation of the Church of England.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith good leadership, it is possible even for the Church of England to get its priorities right. But the sad truth is that we have generally had bad leadership. And that is why we are here \u201d\u201d to consider the future leadership of the Church….<\/p>\n