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HUGH LATIMER: GOSPEL PLOUGHMAN

December 6, 2022 by Mark Earngey

For preaching of the gospel is one of God’s plough-works, and the preacher is one of God’s ploughmen.[1] So proclaimed Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555) on a rainy eighteenth day of January during the winter of 1548. This sermon – the famous ‘Sermon…

‘But God…’

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 by Ben George

One of the great privileges of my year has been the recent baptism preparation classes that a colleague and I have taken for those getting baptised earlier this month. It has been wonderful speaking with these men and women who are from different…

Preaching On: 7 ways to encourage your preacher from the pew

September 6, 2022 by Kirsten McKinlay & Bronwyn Windsor

In light of all that has been recently happening in the Anglican world, how can we encourage our preachers, those who pastor us and are holding to their ordination promises to shepherd the flock of God that is in their care? What we are about to share…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 4

September 3, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 3 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here. Authentic Anglican Identity So, we have said a lot about the myth of the Via Media and the Canterbury tale of the Three-Legged Stool – perhaps too much!? But if…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 3

August 30, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 2 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here. Classic Confusion #2: The ‘Three-Legged-Stool’ So much for the myth of the Anglican via media. But alas, there is one more tall Canterbury tale which needs to…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 2

August 25, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 1 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here. Classic Confusion #1: The ‘Via Media’ So, onto our first classic confusion about Anglican identity: the so-called Via Media. This Latin term can be translated…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales[1] – Part 1

August 23, 2022 by Mark Earngey

GAFCON Australasia 2022 The Pressing Challenge of Anglican Identity “Sometimes it is called fudge … And I say, hey, I like fudge, it’s a lot better than killing each other.”[2] So said Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, on the topic of Anglican…