A group of bishops from across the Communion, led by Bishop George Sumner of Dallas, today published a letter in which they express their hopes for next year’s Lambeth Conference. This letter is but the latest development in the run-up to the conference, which has already been marked by the Archbishop of Canterbury…(Read More)

Our friends at ENS report that the Dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan are in the process of finalizing an agreement to share a bishop.  In October, Eastern Michigan’s convention is scheduled to vote to elect Western Michigan Bishop Whayne Hougland Jr. as bishop provisional. If approved, Hougland would be following in the…(Read More)

Anglicans are at the forefront of several conversations taking place around the globe about environmental issues this week. First, in Japan, several clergy spoke at the International Forum for a Nuclear-Free World held in Sendai about the consequences of the 2011 explosion at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The forum, organized by the Nippon Se…(Read More)

Thinking Anglicans today published an opinion piece by Andrew Greystone. Following on the recent publication of the Church of England’s inquiry into sexual abuse (see the Café’s previous coverage here). In Greystone’s words, describes, “’an entirely different approach’ in the church’s relationship with victims of abuse in church contexts.” Some excerpts…(Read More)

In the spiritual realm and in the Church, it is important to have clear lines of authority.  The agreement that I signed with Archbishop Okoh has allowed each of the CANA dioceses to bring clarity since they were technically connected with two provinces, two archbishops, and two houses of bishops. For those choosing to remain…(Read More)

Within the past couple of days, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in the Church of England has issued a report about allegations that Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Chichester, actively engaged in the sexual abuse of at least 18 young men during his tenure from 1977 to 2002. From the BBC…(Read More)

ACC-17, meeting this week in Hong Kong, has decided to change the process of receiving documents from ecumenical dialogues. Instead of the Lambeth Conference being the primary body responsible for doing so, that task will shift to the ACC itself:  The new system was recommended by the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on UInity, Faith…(Read More)

The Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church, meeting from April 23-26 in Evanston, Illinois, has decided that much of the so-called Traditional Plan, which the General Conference adopted at its most recent meeting in February, is constitutional. The United Methodist Church’s top court has found that while some provisions of the…(Read More)

Some thoughts and reflections on the role of seminaries in forming servant leaders…(Read More)