God's Church for God's World: Faithful Perspectives on Mission and Ministry

by A. C. Young, T. A. Woolford (Editor), Susie Leafe (Contribution by), Thomas Woolford (Contribution by), Sam Haigh (Contribution by)

Overview

What is really going on inside the Church of England?

God's Church for God's World offers essays and testimony from Evangelical Anglicans ahead of the Lambeth Conference 2022, that explore both the current state of Anglicanism and the future of Anglicanism in the UK.

Featuring contributions from the likes of Andrew Goddard, Esther Prior, a number of serving bishops and many more, this collection offers a unique window into recent Anglican history that has often be tumultuous, and the workings of the Anglican Communion today.

With a rare blend of theological reflection and timely storytelling, each essay offers something fresh - with no easy answers. Combining critical reflection with good news stories, they explore topics such as church planting and mutual flourishing, and encourage all of us to think through what faithfulness might look in our own context.

God's Church for God's World brings together voices drawn from all major Anglican evangelical networks in the UK, demonstrating a commitment to the Gospel being proclaimed and a unity both throughout and beyond the Church of England. With a number of young contributors, it also offers a glimpse of possible futures for the Anglican Church.

An honest, behind-the-scenes look at the Church of England in the twenty-first century, God's Church for God's World is a book for anyone looking for insight into the Anglican Communion from an evangelical perspective, and to understand what might lie ahead for the church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789742244
Publisher:	IVP
Publication date:	06/16/2022
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rev Dr T. A. Woolford is the vicar of All Saints' New Longton, in the Diocese of Blackburn, and Tutor in Theology at Emmanuel Theological College. He has a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge. Aside from church and college work, Tom plays cricket for the local village and gets too competitive during pub quizzes.

Rev A. C. Young is Associate Minister at All Saints' Church, North Ferriby and a Padre attached to the Yorkshire (North and West) Army Cadet Force. He studied Theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, before going on to train for ministry, and is currently an OMF Appointee. Adam enjoys painting miniatures, reading Spurgeon, and all kinds of fitness.

Table of Contents

List of contributors vii

Introduction 1

The Reverend Dr Thomas Woolford and the Reverend Adam Young

Part 1 God's Church for God's World: What Is Happening to the Church of England?

1 A changing Communion 11

The Reverend Canon Dr Andrew Goddard

2 Keeping evangelicals catholic and the catholic church evangelical 30

The Reverend Dr Thomas Woolford

3 Laying claim to the Church of England 53

Dr Ros Clarke

4 Moving diagonally - the bishops' chapter 67

Adam Young talks with Sophie Jelley, Julian Henderson, Rod Thomas and Keith Sinclair

Part 2 God's People in God's Church: Stories and Perspectives

Introduction 81

The Reverend Adam Young

5 Culture shocks 84

The Reverend Sam Haigh

6 Faithful from the fringe 100

The Reverend Charles Lamont

7 Blissful ignorance, mutual flourishing: an evangelical woman in the church 115

The Reverend Esther Prior

8 Women and the Junia Network 130

The Reverend Sophie Bannister

9 Turn-around ministry in the Spirit 142

The Reverend Rachel Marszalek

Part 3 God's Church in God's World: Trajectories and Fundamentals

10 The hills and valleys: the ebb and flow of evangelicalism in the church in Wales 159

The Reverend Dean Aaron Roberts

11 The pain and joy of standing firm in faith in Scotland 174

The Reverend David McCarthy

12 Clear blue water: leaving the Church of England and alternative Anglicanisms 182

The Reverend Dr Peter Sanlon

Appendix 1 The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion of the Church of England 209

Appendix 2 The Jerusalem Declaration 211

Appendix 3 The Church of England Evangelical Council's (CEEC) Basis of Faith and Additional Declarations (Taken from the Constitution) 214

Appendix 4 IVP's Statement of Faith 217