CEEC: We need to pray for clergy
Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has called on en readers to join them in praying for vicars who are struggling to know how to navigate their Parochial Church Council (PCC) and congregations through the current phase of the Living in Love and Faith process and into the Alliance’s de facto parallel province.
John Dunnett, National Director, CEEC, said: readers will be aware of the ‘en Alliance’s call to construct the de facto parallel province. Were we to see hundreds, if not thousands, of churches using the Ephesian Fund (EF), requesting Alternative Spiritual Oversight (ASO) and sending their ordinands through the Alliance pipeline, this could very, very quickly become a reality. Such a significant expression of conscience would impact the bishops and bring them to the negotiation table. In reality, however, many incumbents are struggling to lead their churches into participation in this de facto province. Their commitment to orthodoxy is unquestioned but their situation makes this far from easy.’
Questions from a visit to North Africa
I recently attended the consecration of Dr Ashley Null as Anglican bishop of North Africa, a new Diocese in the Province of Alexandria.
The service took place in Tunis, and I was among the leaders from around the world who represented the GAFCON movement. It’s estimated that there are around 30,000 Christians in Tunisia (0.2% of the total population) of whom some are Anglican (English, Arabic and Berber-speaking); there are also Anglican congregations able to meet openly in Chad, and groups of underground believers (including Anglicans) in Mauritania, Libya and Algeria.