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As the established Church, we have a particular responsibility to speak without fear for those whom voices in public life exclude or turn against: refugees and people seeking asylum, people living in poverty and working-class communities.
The Church of England, as the Established church, has the privilege of being present in some form across the whole of the country.
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As a national, established church, the Church of England has a unique role to play in our country and wider society.
That is why we are here in the first place – to be the chaplain to the nation – and that is the call we are responding to as an established church.
This quinquennium is when we must build the structures that will make it real: a Faith in the City for our own day, working to the maximum the gifts we have as an established church, with our presence in every neighbourhood, our voice, our buildings and our wealth – putting them to work against the systemic injustice of poverty and homelessness.
As the established church, we have particular responsibilities, and I am deeply concerned that we continue to challenge ourselves to live up to our calling to witness to Jesus across the land, and that General Synod plays its part in this work.
The ministry and mission we offer in each and every parish is a precious gift we have been given as part of the established Church.
As the established church, the Church of England holds a privileged position to speak into the public square.
Any established Church needs to be continually reminded of the reality of ministry on the ground, and of the call of God to build his kingdom and not our own.
As the established Church, the Church of England is in a unique position to offer hope and salvation to the people of our nation, but it is becoming harder to stand up as a Christian in our increasingly secular and sometimes antagonistic culture.
As the established Church, it has a remarkable opportunity and serious responsibility.
At this time I am standing because I love the Church, and in particular because I love the Church of England, which has nurtured my faith and given me the gift of theological education and ministerial formation, the opportunity to minister as part of the established church with its parish system, which serves every mile of this country, and whose doctrines and formularies are generous and faithful to the inheritance we have received in Christ, while remaining distinctly Reformed and Catholic.
I was struck by the extraordinary opportunity we have as the Established Church.
I believe this gives us a unique power to minister to the needs of a wide range of people, and rightly so: because we are the Established Church, for the people of this country, regardless of the extent of their personal Christian convictions.
As the Established Church our clergy have the ‘cure of souls’ within the parish system.
What is working well and what needs to be improved to form healthy church leaders with positive experiences as anecdotal evidence suggests that too many curacies are breaking down, impacting both curates, Training Incumbents and church communities. ❖ Cost of living Crises: Using our voice as the established Church and religion of England to bring positive change for every day people and accountability through challenging unjust structures like the fourth mark of mission.
As the Established Church, we have a unique opportunity and responsibility to speak into the challenges facing our nation.
As the established Church, I believe we have a special responsibility to speak out prophetically and publicly, not shying away from the gospel message, wherever it needs to be heard.