Thinking Anglicans

Opinion – 11 January 2025

Rupert Shortt UnHerd How Justin Welby hollowed out the Church

Bosco Peters Liturgy Preaching 101

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Safeguarding Codes

Update (3 February): A notice paper (NP4) issued on 3 February 2025 states that sufficient members asked for GS2372 to be debated. This debate will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 12 February. Insufficient members asked for GS2373 to be debated. This is thereforeĀ approved and will come into effect 1 March 2025.

Two revised Church of England safeguarding codes of practice have been made available this week.

They are both on the agenda for next month’s meeting of the General Synod as deemed business. This means that each will be deemed to be approved unless 25 members give notice in advance that they wish the code to be debated.

In addition to the codes themselves, the papers explain why the codes are required, what has changed, and give details of the consultation process.

If approved, these Codes will go live on the 1 September 2025 (Managing Allegations) and 1 March 2025 (Religious Communities).

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Opinion – 8 January 2025

Yazid Said William Temple Foundation Church and State in a post-Welby era

Phil Groves ViaMedia.News The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion

Martyn Percy Meander Succession? What to Expect After Archbishop Welby

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Archbishop of York issues Epiphany letter

Consequent upon the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury which took effect yesterday, the Archbishop of York has issued this letter to Clergy and Lay Ministers, which is also available as a PDF here.

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Bishop of St Albans to retire

The Right Revd Dr Alan Smith, Bishop of St Albans, has announced his intention to retire on 31 May 2025. The official announcement is here on the diocesan website.

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Opinion – 4 January 2025

‘Graham’ ViaMedia.News Justice and Moving On

Martyn Percy ViaMedia.News Halcyon Daze? Nostalgia in the Memory of the Church

Abigail Frymann Rouch Commonweal Why Welby Had to Go

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