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March 05 2021
ABUSE: WARNINGS AS SCANDALS UNFOLD
The scandal was brought into the spotlight with a statement at the Evangelical Ministry Assembly (EMA) in 2019, following a story in the Daily Telegraph.
Sarah Hall, safeguarding officer at Emmanuel, said Fletcher had been involved in 'physical discipline in the context of discipling relationships' which included 'men hitting each other on their naked backsides with a trainer'. She said these had been described by recipients as 'very painful'.
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February 27 2021
A lead-bishop for climate change: the CofE political party
Well, it's always good to see the right priorities being er, prioritised, isn't it?
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February 15 2021
John Stott: What every Christian should know about this unlikely radical
Early life
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February 11 2021
A defence of the Church of England
One thing is abundantly clear: the Church of England has been a bedrock of faith, love, hope and compassion in this country for centuries through wars, plagues and pandemics -- we still are, and we will go on being just that.
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February 04 2021
Church of England Curate unfit for office
A quick look at Brother Jarel's Twitter account shows that he identifies himself as the following:
'Human, cleric, writer, aspiring scholar in Late Antiquity, Justice, Freedom, Liberation, Equality: By Any Means Necessary'....He/Him, #BLM
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February 02 2021
Former Archbishop of Canterbury says treatment over Smyth allegations has been 'unjust'
His PTO was reinstated by the Bishop of Oxford after the core group concluded that, following recent training, the former Archbishop did not pose a safeguarding risk.
In his piece in The Telegraph, Lord Carey said the core group, which investigates safeguarding complaints, was "secretive" and "stutteringly slow, brutal and impersonal".
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February 01 2021
Church of England warns it may cut number of paid clergy by up to 20% amid fears a FIFTH of worshippers may never return after pandemic
The Church of England will now look to recruit unpaid clergy with the number of paid priests being cut by 10 to 20 per cent, one source told The Sunday Times.
These new recruits would join the 2,870 unpaid clergy, 7,370 retired clergy who continue to officiate and 7,830 lay readers already part of the establishment.
The publication also stated that the document questioned 'the sustainability of many local churches'.
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January 28 2021
Archbishop George Carey Reinstated to Officiate
An NST core group was set up and the conclusion to their investigation was that I had seen the report. They also concluded that as a result of this investigation and further training that I have recently undertaken, they believe I do not pose a safeguarding risk.
I welcome this latter conclusion. However, I respectfully disagree with their judgement. I have no memory at all of John Smyth at Trinity College Bristol.
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January 24 2021
UK: 'Abusive' vicar victims fear cover-up, as church officials gain advance access to conduct report
Victims of an "abusive" vicar unmasked by The Telegraph fear a church cover-up, as it emerges officials will have a month to scour the investigation into his conduct before its publication.
In June 2019 The Telegraph revealed that Rev Jonathan Fletcher, one of the Church of England's leading evangelical figures, was banned from preaching after "spiritually abusing" vulnerable adults.
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January 20 2021
Can the Church of England survive Covid?
Over the following weeks, Allerton did 64 walking services around London, helped by the amazing weather. Each service -- with a hymn, a prayer and a 60-second sermon -- took seven minutes. He invited people -- up to 50 at a time -- to join in from a window or doorway. 'So many people commented on social media, saying things like, "I'm not religious but I've got goosebumps. There are tears coming down my face." God's presence was touching people.'
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