EFAC Australia
Anglican Future Conference 2018 Videos, etc.
- Written by: Chris Appleby
The second Anglican Future Conference was held in September 2018, in Melbourne
Here you'll find videos and various seminar presentations from the Conference. These will appear as they become available.
EFAC. GAFCON. What’s the Difference? Are Both Necessary?
- Written by: Chris Appleby
By Revd Richard Crocker, General Secretary, EFAC Global
EFAC (The Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion) had an exhibit stand at the recent GAFCON gathering in Jerusalem, a notable conference of Anglican leaders from around the world. Fifty countries were represented, including 316 Bishops and Archbishops, demonstrating the widespread impact of this biblically orthodox movement.
Many of the GAFCON conference delegates stopped by the EFAC exhibit and, as reported earlier on the Global EFAC website, the response was overwhelmingly positive. We are now in regular contact with Anglican leaders from 31 countries and many of those either have or want an EFAC chapter. They have no doubt that EFAC will benefit their churches. But, upon returning to the USA, we have been asked, “Why?” Why is EFAC needed, since we have GAFCON? Why was GAFCON needed, since we have EFAC? What’s the difference? Are EFAC and GAFCON competing? Or cooperating? Or does one make the other redundant? This article is meant to address these questions.
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The myth of the Evangelical takeover
- Written by: Craig Huxley
In this week’s edition of the Church Times, Angela Tilby published an article lamenting what is, in her view, an Evangelical takeover of the Church of England. She argues that it is no more apparent than in the Thy Kingdom Come initiative, spearheaded by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
Guarding the Deposit - Apostolic Truth for an Apostolic Church
- Written by: Chris Appleby
The followingarticle was recently published on the website of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC)
Guarding the deposit: Apostolic Truth for an Apostolic Church
Introduction
To bless or not to bless? That is the question. Can a church pray for and invoke the blessing of God on those wanting to be in a committed relationship which will involve same-sex sexual practice?
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A Comment from Canada Relevant to Australia
- Written by: Chris Appleby
Prof John Stackhouse has made some interesting comments from Canada that we might find relevant here, leaving out the particular Canadian political commentary:
The Conservative Party Moves On–and So Should Everyone Else
The Conservative Party of Canada just voted to remove the traditional definition of marriage (one man + one woman) from its platform and replace it with…nothing in particular.
Supporters of this change were quoted over and over as saying the same things: The legality of same-sex marriage in Canada was decided a decade ago and the party needs to recognize that fact, move on, and embrace a wider constituency.
Regardless of one’s opinion about same-sex marriage, at least three troubling issues emerge from this easy assurance.
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