Denomination leader suspended

[Salty]

Leader of conservative Anglican denomination suspended while facing misconduct claims

Archbishop Stephen Wood, the top leader of the Anglican Church in North America, has been suspended from ministry amid allegations of sexual and other misconduct.

apnews.com

 

[Walter]

ACNA is by far the largest of the conservative faces of Anglicanism in North America. However, the conservatives that have left The Episcopal Church have long been plagued with scandals. Along with accusations of moral failures, there is much disunity among various conservative denominations over women's ordination. Some will not ordain any women, some ordain women deacons but not priests, etc.

If you want to see just how many conservative sects spinning off of The Episcopal Church there are, go to:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...YQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0WTtoVuTyiuNrFvo9iSC1a.

Click on 'Not IN The Communion' link and prepare to be amazed by the 'alphabet soup' that's North American Anglicanism.

 

[Salty]

Thanks for the link
On that "Click on "not...."
When I was in the Virginia Defense Force, we had two chaplains, a Southern Baptist, but the one who preached the better sermon was from the Reformed Episcopal Church!

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[Walter]

While I attended California Baptist University in Riverside, California I attended Christ Chapel which is a Reformed Episcopal Church. It was biblically sound and a growing congregation. The Reformed Episcopal Church has it's own jurisdictions but is also part of the ACNA.

It looks like the majority of Anglicanism (the Global South) is about to sever ties with Canterbury along with many of the Evangelical Wing of the Church of England. The Anglo Catholic (high church) wing of the Church of England is divided on which direction to take.

Rome has an Anglican Rite for churches looking to enter into communion with Catholic Church. There's some large churches in Texas that already have done that. Interesting developments.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

ACNA is by far the largest of the conservative faces of Anglicanism in North America. However, the conservatives that have left The Episcopal Church have long been plagued with scandals. Along with accusations of moral failures, there is much disunity among various conservative denominations over women's ordination. Some will not ordain any women, some ordain women deacons but not priests, etc.

If you want to see just how many conservative sects spinning off of The Episcopal Church there are, go to:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...YQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0WTtoVuTyiuNrFvo9iSC1a.

Click on 'Not IN The Communion' link and prepare to be amazed by the 'alphabet soup' that's North American Anglicanism.

Wow!

 

[Martin Marprelate]

Leader of conservative Anglican denomination suspended while facing misconduct claims

Archbishop Stephen Wood, the top leader of the Anglican Church in North America, has been suspended from ministry amid allegations of sexual and other misconduct.

apnews.com

This sort of stuff is just terribly sad, although it should be said that the allegations against this man have not yet been proved.
Over here in the UK, the Church of England is a disaster area. Although there are many fine Bible-believing churches in the C of E, the hierarchy seems utterly determined to drive the denomination further and further into liberalism, and there seems to be a pretty constant flow of scandals.
One should avoid schadenfreude, but I must confess that I was pleased to see that the vicar of the largest and best C of E church in Plymouth (UK, remember!) has resigned his post and is seeking to start up an independent (hopefully Baptist) church in that city.
Usually one finds that ex-Anglicans try and find another Anglican-style denomination to join, hence the "alphabet soup" mentioned above. I've never understood that. All those unbiblical posts like archbishops, deans, archdeacons and so forth, merely place another tier of human authority between the believer and God. Even bishops, in an episcopalian set-up, are not as described in the N.T.

 

[Salty]

Over here in the UK, the Church of England

Martin, not really trying to go off OP - but I do know that the King of England is the official head of the CoE. So how much power does the current King actually have over the CoE? When William becomes King, would he make any substantial changes.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

Martin, not really trying to go off OP - but I do know that the King of England is the official head of the CoE. So how much power does the current King actually have over the CoE? When William becomes King, would he make any substantial changes.

None at all! His position as head of the C of E is entirely ceremonial. This has been the case, I think, since the Glorious Revolution in 1688, when the Roman Catholic king James II was thrown out. In the 18th Century, George III rebuked the then Archbishop of Canterbury for holding masked balls at Lambeth Palace, and I suppose such things might happen again, but actually to change the rules is not going to happen, even if Charles or William became believers.
My personal view, though I have some dear friends who are C of E, is that God has removed the lampstand and that as an organization it will wither and die. Bible-believing folk will either hang on until they retire, move to one of the more conservative expressions of Anglicanism, or, preferably, join a free church. One well-known British Anglican has become Pastor of a Presbyterian church

 

[JesusFan]

None at all! His position as head of the C of E is entirely ceremonial. This has been the case, I think, since the Glorious Revolution in 1688, when the Roman Catholic king James II was thrown out. In the 18th Century, George III rebuked the then Archbishop of Canterbury for holding masked balls at Lambeth Palace, and I suppose such things might happen again, but actually to change the rules is not going to happen, even if Charles or William became believers.
My personal view, though I have some dear friends who are C of E, is that God has removed the lampstand and that as an organization it will wither and die. Bible-believing folk will either hang on until they retire, move to one of the more conservative expressions of Anglicanism, or, preferably, join a free church. One well-known British Anglican has become Pastor of a Presbyterian church

Does the Anglican church even hold to the real gospel anymore?

 

[Walter]

Does the Anglican church even hold to the real gospel anymore?

Which Anglican church are you asking about? The majority of Anglican jurisdictions are aligned with GAFCON, a conservative (Bible believing) movement which is still within the Anglican Communion but is clearly ready to withdraw leaving the minority to their dwindling congregations.

Do you consider NT Wright to hold to 'the true gospel?' Would you consider him a true believer?

 

[JesusFan]

Which Anglican church are you asking about? The majority of Anglican jurisdictions are aligned with GAFCON, a conservative (Bible believing) movement which is still within the Anglican Communion but is clearly ready to withdraw leaving the minority to their dwindling congregations.

Do you consider NT Wright to hold to 'the true gospel?' Would you consider him a true believer?

His view on Pauline Justification is VERY suspect

 

[Walter]

His view on Pauline Justification is VERY suspect

He is a sacramentalist. I was curious if you consider him a Christian. Kinda off topic. We could discuss it at another time. Thanks for responding.

 

[JesusFan]

He is a sacramentalist. I was curious if you consider him a Christian. Kinda off topic. We could discuss it at another time. Thanks for responding.

He holds to water baptism requirement, denies inerrancy of scripture, and denies Psa atonement