English Synod Approves Ordination of Women Bishops

[CofE] The General Synod of the Church of England has enacted the measure enabling women to be ordained as Bishops in the Church of England.

The formal enactment of the legislation – Amending Canon 33 -  followed the vote on final approval by the Synod at its meeting in July 2014. Since that time the legislation has been approved in Parliament and received Royal Assent.

Archbishop of Canterbury announces new Chaplain

 

Thursday 28th February 2013

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Reverend Dr Jo Bailey Wells as his new Chaplain, based at Lambeth Palace. Her primary focus will be for the spiritual life at Lambeth Palace and for supporting the Archbishop's pastoral and liturgical ministry.


Read the rest at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/5024/

 

Islamic law adopted by British legal chiefs

Islamic law is to be effectively enshrined in the British legal system for the first time under guidelines for solicitors on drawing up “Sharia compliant” wills.

Under ground-breaking guidance, produced by The Law Society, High Street solicitors will be able to write Islamic wills that deny women an equal share of inheritances and exclude unbelievers altogether.

John Piper on a Masculine Christianity

John Piper recently made a number of statements about the nature of Christianity and its necessary masculinity. A summary of what he said can be found here.

There have been many responses to Piper's provocative claims. Two of them are from Jesus Creed and Rachel Held Evans (a collection of responses).

 

Equal and Complementary

One of our members, Elizabeth Culhane, has posted a comment on the recent Equal and Complementary Symposium on her blog - on December 31, 2010. It also includes a link to a response by CBE committee member Kevin Giles.

 

You might also be interested in Prof John Stackhouse's blog entry of Jan 2, 2011 where he discusses his "conversion" to egalitarianism.

Better Together Study Booklet

Better Together Study Guide, written by Kevin Giles is now available at leading Christian Bookshops. e.g. Ridley Melbourne Bookshop
Also available from Acorn Books. This is recommended for use by small groups but could also be used by Preachers as the basis for a sermon series.

April evening seminar - the Asha Project

Empowering women and girls from the slums of Delhi: The Story of the ASHA Project

Saturday 10th April 5- 7pm at St Jude's Carlton, Keppel & Lygon St Carlton. Speaker: Padma Shri Dr Kiran Martin, the founder and director of Asha, an NGO working to improve the health,
living conditions and prospects of slum dwellers in Delhi.

Middle East Churches Support Women's Ordination!

This past Tuesday, leaders of evangelical churches in the Middle East unanimously voted in favor of a statement supporting the ordination of women as pastors.

FMEEC's (Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches) theology committee stated that it found no biblical or theological reasons to oppose female ordination. The Fellowship includes evangelical Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed churches in the Middle East.

 

Conference Early bird discount closes on April 15th

The early bird discount for registrations for the International CBE Conference in Melbourne from June 11-14 ends on April 15th. Get your registration in before that date to ensure you get the cheapest rate possible.

Please remind your friends that the conference is on and encourage them to book in now.

News

The next International CBE conference is planned for Melbourne from June 11-14, 2010.

Our Key note speakers will be Professor Graham Cole of Trinity Divinity School, Illinois, Dr Funmi Para-Mallam, a woman working for the Nigerian government for the welfare and advancement of women in Africa, Dr Cheryl Catford, National Director, Australian Evangelical Alliance and Rev Dr Kevin Giles.

 

 

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