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religion4 months ago•5 min saved

GAFCON's Breakaway: A New Era for Evangelical Anglicanism

GAFCON's recent statement marks a significant shift in the Anglican Communion, emphasizing a return to biblical authority, rejecting flawed church instruments, and promoting a model of autonomous, Scripture-centered provinces. This move signifies a reordering of the global Anglican church, with implications for evangelicals worldwide, highlighting the courage of global South Christians, a model for biblical reformation, and the centrality of Scripture in church unity. It signals that the orthodox majority is leading the future of Anglicanism, inspiring evangelicals to stand firm on biblical truth.

via The Gospel Coalition|

#anglicanism #biblical-authority #church-reform

religion4 months ago•3 min saved

Anglican Communion Faces Major Split as GAFCON Moves to Form Rival Network

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Rt Revd Anthony Poggo, issues a pastoral letter emphasizing unity, faithfulness, and ongoing reform within the church amidst recent statements by GAFCON, urging dialogue, prayer, and mutual submission to maintain the church's shared vocation.

via Anglican News Service|

#anglican-communion #church-reform #gafcon

religion4 months ago•4 min saved

Anglican Communion Faces Major Split as GAFCON Moves to Form Rival Network

The global Anglican Church is experiencing a major schism, with GAFCON breaking away from the traditional Anglican Communion over issues like biblical authority, gender roles, and LGBTQ inclusion, forming a new body that rejects the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury, reflecting deep theological and cultural divisions.

via Baptist News Global|

#anglican-communion #anglican-schism #archbishop-of-canterbury

religion4 months ago•3 min saved

GAFCON Leads New Era in Anglican Communion Divisions

GAFCON has declared a reordering of the Anglican Communion, emphasizing adherence to the Bible as the sole foundation and rejecting the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and other traditional instruments of communion, asserting that they are now leading the global Anglican community based on their interpretation of scripture.

via Anglican Ink|

#anglican-communion #bible #church-authority

religion4 months ago•3 min saved

Sarah Mullally Named as First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally's appointment as the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury has been met with mixed reactions, with conservative Gafcon group expressing sorrow and concern over her support for same-sex blessings, highlighting ongoing divisions within the global Anglican community over gender and sexual morality issues.

via BBC|

#anglican-communion #archbishop-of-canterbury #gafcon

religion2 years ago•5 min saved

Anglican Communion Secretary General Defends Structure Amid Conservative Calls for Change in US Visit

The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, has defended the value of Anglican unity during his visit to the US, while a group of conservative Anglicans meeting in Rwanda have rejected the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as one of the four Instruments of Communion and cast doubt on the Anglican Communion's structure. Poggo has also focused on migration issues during his visit, calling on the church to respond to the needs of migrants and advocate for their rights and dignity.

via Episcopal News Service|

#anglican-communion #anthony-poggo #episcopal-church