General Synod - CofE

Following the opening of @ChurchofEngland Synod I will give the presidential address, calling the Church to ‘deep waters’ of faith and renewal. You can watch @synod on YouTube 👇 youtu.be/9RUjJol4IvE

Grateful that Bishops @RosemarieMallet and @AlCutting of @SouthwarkCofE have signed this letter to the press about the dangers of assisted suicide. Thank you! If other clergy want to sign, DM @rmbastable with yr name, title, address & diocese. docs.google.com/document/d/1HX…

Going to try to reduce Twitter use tonight & tomorrow- so just want to assure all my friends @GenSyn that I will be praying tomorrow! Be kind, and bold and courageous and loving and Christlike 🙏🏼

Some thought provoking points in this helpful thread. Michael’s situation is different from our English Anglican context, but we too may have lessons we could learn.

So in total, 580 people took part in this poll. Of that number: 1) 1/5 of us are at present on antidepressants due in part to ministry related issues 2 4/5 of us are not are present 3 1/3 of us either are or have been 4 nearly 1/2 of us either are, have been or think we need to I would be very grateful for any comments about this result. Obviously this is in no way is a controlled sample at all, but to me these results seem particularly high. @joannacollicutt or any others out there, are you aware of any studies in this area that may be interesting for me to look at I would like to think this through a bit more.

Praying for Harry and for his family in their loss. Lord have mercy.

I loved an archdeacon I felt my knees weaken When she offered to lead me in mission. When she asked me to hold her I felt humbler and bolder In line with the C of E vision. But when I pressed her most avidly To grant me a faculty She just gave me list B permission.

The General @Synod session starts this afternoon from 1:30pm with Worship and the joint Presidential Address. Full details, including the live stream access are here: churchofengland.org/about/general-…

I will build a Sanctuary in my heart: Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh sung by Cantor David Rome and Cantor Jonny Turgel at the National Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 with the Shabbaton Choir. Praying for peace in the Holy Land. youtube.com/watch?v=iKo8gJ… .

For us ex-@synod members, and current ones, and #synod-watchers, an excellent , well-sourced explainer. Essential reading. @GenSyn

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I want to highlight this incredibly important piece in the @ChurchTimes. Clergy burnout is huge at the moment. Many clergy I know and love - outstanding, faithful priests - are exhausted. Many are on the point of leaving ministry because demands on them are now unsustainable.

The church is such an asset to the flourishing of our country. For a senior government official to refuse to meet with the @JustinWelby is both a major snub and scandal. I do hope this story is not true. I cannot think of another Home Secretary that would refuse to meet with an Archbishop of Canterbury. The ABC is a member of the House of Lords, the leader of 85 million Anglican Christians around the world.

Why Read The Bible In Hebrew? Ever wondered why the Bible spends so much time mentioning tons of names? All those "begats"? What if I told you reading those names in Hebrew can hold the key to understanding entire Biblical stories? A thread (for non-Hebrew readers too!) 🧵1

@paulbayes @KtTup @oxforddiocese What must I do to be saved?

When you turn around to ask your colleague a question... and you're met with just the clothes on his desk chair...! @oxforddiocese

How do our churches prepare for the future? Carey Nieuwhof outlines some interesting challenges and opportunities: careynieuwhof.com/5-future-techn…

Weddings free of statutory fees for trial period! Passed in all three houses at @GenSyn “What comes first? Faith or money?”@bpblackburn May this mark a new season of generosity @churchofengland #BeaconsLitFromBlackpool 🔥 Bravo Tom Woolford & Mark Ireland @cofelancs

I *think* @harrietsherwood means ANY priest, not ALL priests. Otherwise we're in for a msss extinction event. @GenSyn @synod

John Spence now telling General Synod: "We are hearing reports of a lack of confidence among candidates that there will be long-terms posts for them and among dioceses about their ability to fund those long term posts"