evangelical
Having been a Training Incumbent for self- described liberal-catholic, middle-of-the-road, and evangelical curates, I appreciate that these are not simply “camps” or “tribes.” We are family members together in the household of God – the communion of saints in which we profess our belief, and whom I am honoured to serve.
Speaking with a heart for all-ages Ensuring we keep Jesus as the main thing I naturally sit within the evangelical tradition but have an appreciation for the breadth of the Church of England.
Although I became a Christian at university in London, and worshipped then at one of the HTB church plants (St Barnabas), my life afterwards has taken me to an Anglican evangelical church in Loughborough, an ecumenical church plant in Cardiff, a traditional church with more formal services and a robed choir and now to where I find myself today.
As a priest, I now sit comfortably across church tradition; I have worshiped and ministered in a variety of churches, and I feel drawn into Christ whether it be kneeling at Benediction in Anglo Catholic worship or singing repetitive songs in Evangelical worship.
Coming from a charismatic evangelical background my formation for priesthood at the College of the Resurrection was something of a steep learning curve but I found within the Anglo-Catholic tradition a language for my love of worship and a deep tradition of social action rooted in theological integrity from which I continue to draw.
I grew up in my local middle-of-the-road Anglican church where I now serve most months, but my faith was nurtured through the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at university and later kindled at a charismatic evangelical Methodist church.
Today, while I prefer more formal and sacramental worship, I treasure the friendships made through the New Wine network and would describe myself, only half- jokingly, as a committed anglo-catholic charismatic evangelical.
While I would describe myself as an Open Evangelical, I have ministered across a range of church traditions and settings.
• Co-Secretary Guildford Diocese Evangelical Fellowship.
As I moved for study and work, I have spent rewarding time in churches of other denominations – Methodist, Baptist, independent evangelical – but found myself for the most time in the Church of England which, with all its strengths and weaknesses, I call my spiritual home.
On the General Synod, I am a member of the Evangelical Group.
I have served and rejoiced in Parishes from the Anglo-Catholic to the Evangelical, and from the Central to the Charismatic (my own tradition).
I came to faith in my 20s and have been formed by Anglo-Catholic and evangelical parishes.
We all come from “somewhere”- I’m an evangelical with a liturgical/cathedral background and catholic formation- but we don’t have to be in silos.
I am 28 and have worshipped in the Church of England all my life, first in an Anglo-Catholic parish in Rutland and, for the past fourteen years, in a charismatic evangelical church in Kettering.
My hope is that stereotypes of my role as a provincial episcopal visitor for evangelical complementarians do not define me.
While I am able now to speak in the House of Bishops, that has not enabled an evangelical complementarian episcopal voice to be heard in the wider General Synod.
In areas of theological controversy, I will be unashamed to bring a reformed evangelical and complementarian voice to deliberations, but always rooted in upholding our One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church against those who would divide it.
My journey of faith My journey of faith began in childhood, growing up in an active evangelical Baptist church on a council estate in Crawley, Sussex.
As a Council Member of Oak Hill Theological College, I work alongside those training the next generation of evangelical clergy.
This commitment to inclusion underpins my membership of the Birmingham Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship, and the Junia Network (a group supporting ordained evangelical women across a range of theological perspectives)
I was brought up in an inter-church family (my dad was a curate in Sunbury-on-Thames and my mum is a Roman Catholic), and spent my childhood in a mix of Roman Catholic, Anglo Catholic, Evangelical and more Central churches.
I’ve settled as an evangelical but I have found my experience helpful in building personal links across the divisions that have played out in Synod.
I was elected to the committee of the Evangelical Group of the General Synod, and also to the Church of England Evangelical Council as one of the representatives from General Synod.
My faith was strengthened by the wise support and guidance of significant people in my life and has been nurtured by many traditions within the Anglican Communion, from liberal catholic through to evangelical, all of which have helped me to be the person I am now.
Previously Vice-Chair of Norwich Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship Family and wider interests I am married to Claire, a teacher at Norwich School, and we have three children aged 11, 9 and 6.
I have been a member of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship for 23 years, of Deanery and Diocesan Synod for 20 years and the Vacancy-in-See Committee for 13 years.
I am also a member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society and the Church of England Evangelical Council, and a trustee of the Anglican Fellowship and the Ephesian Fund, both of which are aimed at helping people to continue within the Church of England.
At the international level, I am on the Executive and a Trustee of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion.
• Treasurer of the Manchester Diocesan Evangelical
On General Synod, he is a member of the Evangelical Group (EGGS), STP and Catholic Group.
When I moved to the UK in my twenties, I joined an evangelical free church in the North-East and took part in an Alpha course, which brought me into a much closer relationship with Jesus.
Having experienced both Catholic and Evangelical traditions, I have come to appreciate certain aspects of each, while finding others more difficult to grasp.
While I’ve mainly attended evangelical churches, I have also, over the past 40+ years, been blessed to worship in churches of other traditions, from high to low churches, from charismatic to a church that met in a shop front in an outback town in Australia.
I found that home in an Anglicanism of generous orthodoxy, where catholic and evangelical traditions enrich one another, cultural habits are not mistaken for religious identity itself, and people of different histories, cultures and languages belong equally within a communion deeper than complete agreement.
Churchmanship-wise, I would describe myself as a Charismatic Evangelical, but I certainly don’t think I have all the answers.
I am an inclusive evangelical whose faith was initially shaped by the charismatic movement.
Although my current church context is evangelical, I have always been comfortable serving in a broad range of church traditions. Why am I standing?
CHAIR, LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN EVANGELICAL
Although I am a traditional Catholic and a trustee of Forward in Faith, I want the Church of England to remain a broad Church with high, middle and low, catholic, evangelical and liberal, all engaging in mission.
I am a lay catechist and a theology enthusiast who was brought up and served in evangelical churches until 2025.
Drawing from my background of serving in various evangelical churches and now in a high church setting, I am committed to fostering a culture of grace and patient listening, seeking consensus where possible, and speaking truth with charity where we differ, always aiming to persuade the middle ground rather than driving division.
Past leadership in large evangelical, suburban catholic, small market town, and multi-parish rural contexts in this diocese, and now working closely with senior leaders and diocesan support staff.
I am an evangelical Anglican who believes that Scripture is authoritative for the faith and life of the Church.
I am a complementarian evangelical and serve on the Standing Commission on the House of Bishops’ Declaration and the Five Guiding Principles.
Beyond the parish, I am a CPAS Patronage Trustee, Vice-Chair of the Chelmsford Diocesan Evangelical Network, a member of Chelmsford Diocesan Synod, and a member of the Standing Commission on the House of Bishops’ Declaration and Five Guiding Principles.
I currently sit on the Evangelical Group on General Synod (EGGS).
Away from church governance, I have experience of the breadth of the Church of England, and although I worship weekly at an evangelical church, I enjoy a range of traditions, particularly Choral Evensong.
The Magnificat teaches us that a ‘preferential option for the poor’ is the mark of evangelical justice and charity, and this should drive the apportionment of the abundance we share.
If labels must be attached, I’d say I’m Charismatic Evangelical, but I’m Charismatic Evangelical at BCP as much as I am elsewhere.
I have friends within the Church across the various traditions/churchmanship spectrum even though my own background lies firmly rooted within the evangelical tradition, mostly through the result of the parish church boundary that I live in so feel I am informed and have experience in reaching resolutions for the greater good of all and through my working life with communities/society it gives me these skills in abundance.
Formerly member of Diocesan Interfaith Working Group; Diocesan Theological Group for the Decade of Evangelism; member of Advisory Council for Parish Mission and Development; Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship to 1997; Pudsey Community Involvement Team; Outer West Area Committee (Leeds City Council); Revision Committee for Clergy Terms of Service (Common Tenure); secretary to
As an evangelical, I believe in the infallibility of the Bible.
As what may be called an evangelical (although I dislike labels), I affirm the church’s teaching on marriage and sexuality as laid out in Canon B30.
I have genuinely benefitted from both the Catholic and Evangelical traditions.
My views are rooted in the witness of Scripture, and my spiritual life has been nurtured within the evangelical tradition.
I am standing for General Synod because I believe that my skills and experience equip me to be an effective member of Synod and, as an evangelical, I want to support the Reformed position of the Church of England, based on Scripture.
At university I explored my faith independently through Anglican, Methodist and evangelical communities, as well as the Navigators and university chaplaincy.
I came to a living faith at University, and worshipped in conservative evangelical Anglican, Baptist, and Independent churches for over twenty years.
I have ministered for over 30 years across a huge variety of traditions within the Church of England (from Affirming Catholic and Traditional Catholic to Open Evangelical and Conservative Evangelical) in a wide range of contexts, and see good in every one of them.
In Didcot, I attented an evangelical house church under the umbrella of Pioneer churches, where I was part of the worship band for many years.
When we moved to Tadcaster, I joined an Elim-based evangelical church in Boston Spa, again leading worship for a number of years.
My parents were farmers in North Devon, and I grew up in an evangelical Brethren chapel, which gave me a deep love of scripture.
While at Cambridge I had a profound conversion experience in a Conservative Evangelical setting followed some years later by a deep work of the Holy Spirit.
The parish I currently worship in is described as Open Evangelical.
I am an open evangelical, who has Jesus two great commandments at the heart of my faith and ministry - to love God with all that we are and to love our neighbours as ourselves.
I grew up in an evangelical church and for many years held the conviction that I could not support same-sex marriage, believing it to be against biblical teaching.
As a young adult I was attracted to more evangelical churches with an emphasis on biblical teaching, an active faith and lively informal worship styles.
• Member of the Leeds Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship
I came to faith through confirmation at 14 years old, which was further nurtured by the evangelical chaplaincy and Christian Union at university.
I am an Open Evangelical and also a Tertiary in the order of St Francis, seeking to live a rule of life that is Christ centred and life giving.
Values and objectives Being an evangelical, I hold a traditional view on marriage, but I think some of the actions on both sides of the current controversy have been unwarranted and the polarisation of the debate has been damaging.
I have worshipped in urban, inner-city, suburban, city-centre and village settings, and in catholic, traditional and evangelical congregations.
These two churches provided the experience of a wonderful breadth of Anglican worship, from traditional to charismatic evangelical styles, a perfect preparation for my curacy here in North Devon.
• on the Church of England Evangelical
I have worked with people from all parts of the church – liberal, conservative, Anglo- Catholic or evangelical – and we serve the Body of Christ best when we listen to each other and work together for our church.
I am an Evangelical but serve in a Liberal Catholic Parish.
I am married to Beth, we have three grown-up children, and I enjoy cooking, playing guitar, woodwork and running four mornings a week (although ‘enjoy’ may still be overstating my relationship with running!) I am most at home in an Evangelical Charismatic context, but I genuinely love the breadth of the Church of England and want churches across our different traditions to be confident in the gospel, flourishing in their communities and reaching people who do not yet know Jesus.
I am an evangelical at heart, but worship in a more liturgical church.
My own church tradition is Evangelical.
I came to an active faith in the evangelical tradition, and remain passionate for the gospel, particularly influenced by the Magnificat and the Beatitudes.
Supporting the work of the Bishop’s Leadership Team, I like to think of myself as bilingual, engaging well with evangelical friends and colleagues, whilst also bringing in other ideas and perspectives to ensure conversation is enriched and not monochrome.
Co-Chair & Trustee, Church of England Evangelical Council
Council Member, The Evangelical Alliance
I was raised in Huddersfield as a Methodist, but came to the Church of England through worshipping for six years (including my gap year) at a charismatic evangelical church in Coventry.
I would describe my own churchmanship as Open / Inclusive Evangelical, but as I described above I have worked hard to have experience of as many differing traditions and viewpoints in the church as possible.
On a personal note, I have a broad spiritualty using Ignatius’s Spiritual exercises as a sermon series this year, and minster in a church with a Eucharistic tradition, whilst integrating my charismatic evangelical formation.
I am a committed evangelical Christian, rooted in traditional orthodox Christian principles.
• My own journey — cathedral chorister, university chapels, evangelical theological college, and
I have roots in the evangelical charismatic tradition, with a deep commitment to Scripture, prayer, mission and the work of the Holy Spirit.
My formation has enriched my understanding across both Evangelical/Charismatic and Anglo-Catholic traditions.
Evangelical Fellowship (LDEF).
And we've built close ecumenical relationships across Lyon, with both the Catholic Church and the evangelical movements here.
Breadth A journey from evangelical Understanding — Ministry is tough; clergy roots to a liberal catholic home wellbeing matters
I am a member of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and Church Society.
• Evangelical and Orthodox by way of tradition
I began as a lay worker in a large charismatic evangelical church, before serving as a curate in a rural context, as a school chaplain, and later as an Associate Priest in a liberal Anglo-Catholic parish.
Having attended various kinds of worship in high church traditions (including Anglo-Catholics, Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutherans), and in low church traditions (including Evangelical Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Reformed), I have come to be grateful for the variety of churches within the Anglican tradition which provide us with unique insights into faith and practice, leading me to find my home somewhere in the middle between the high and the low end of the candle.
The CoE and the parish belong to us all - Evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, High Church, middle-of-the-road and everything in between.
From 2006 until 2022 I was General Director of CPAS and since then I have worked for CEEC (the Church of England Evangelical Council).
Theologically, I stand within the Reformed evangelical and liturgical Anglican tradition (an unusual but vital combination in the Church of England today).
Coming from a broad evangelical perspective my contribution to the LLF debate has been to find a position of unity within our dioceses, whilst seeking inclusion for LGBTQI+ sisters and brothers.
evangelical church and charismatic renewal.
I am broad-church because I want catholic, evangelical, liberal, charismatic and traditional Anglicans to flourish.
As an Inclusive Evangelical this is heartbreaking.
I grew up in an evangelical church and came to faith in my early teens.
evangelical and liberal and worked with other denominations too.
It is my firm belief that the catholic faith handed down by the Apostles is an evangelical faith – that is, Good News, not bad news.
I am a member of the Manchester Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and serve on the MDEF committee.
My own spirituality does not fit neatly into any one churchmanship and has been influenced by the evangelical, charismatic and catholic traditions of our church as well as the desert fathers and mothers.
While my personal theological background is evangelical, throughout my ministry, I have worked alongside colleagues from across the breadth of the Church of England; this was particularly the case during my time as an Area Dean.
While I’m part of the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England, I have a broad experience in my own faith background having grown up a Roman Catholic and rediscovering my faith in my late teens in a conservative evangelical church.
evangelical church in the suburbs of Manchester where I have worshipped with my wife and family since moving to Manchester over 30 years ago.
• The Bible – My evangelical roots have given me a strong focus on the centrality of the Bible
I have experienced church at home and abroad, rural and inner-city, from high church with traditional liturgy and worship, through to more free-form evangelical churches with modern worship bands.
I am a Catholic Anglican with an evangelical heart.
Catholic, evangelical, liberal and charismatic traditions all have gifts to offer the Church.
Although I am most at home in a charismatic evangelical style of worship I meet God in all styles, and it has been a joy to spend more time in choral BCP worship as part of this relationship.
If I had to put a theological label on myself (and, on the whole, I prefer not to), it would be conservative-ish evangelical.
I would describe myself as a conservative evangelical, and I know that conservatives have not always done a very good job working across theological differences, and I’d quite like to change that image!
I’m also glad to be part of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship.
Why I am standing The Church of England is the only denomination I have ever belonged to, and I have been part of liberal, catholic, charismatic and evangelical expressions of it.
Member of both the Catholic and Evangelical groups in the last General Synod – a privilege and a great joy.
I’ve experienced two placements in the Anglo Catholic tradition (one alongside the Canon Precentor at Leicester Cathedral as an ordinand) and moved from a Charismatic Evangelical curacy to an incumbency of central tradition.
I am traditional-evangelical on this topic, but even if I weren’t, I would suggest that our denomination needs a period of calm and healing; a chance to learn how to disagree strongly but without hostility.
I have worshipped at a gathered evangelical church in Surrey, Anglo-Catholic churches in London and Liverpool, college chaplaincies, and Anglican churches in Paris and Vienna, so I know the breadth of our Church pretty well.
I am a member of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and Church Society.
Rooted in the evangelical tradition, he works graciously and effectively across the full range of church traditions, marked by humility, wisdom, and a commitment to moving the Church forward together.
I have worshipped in churches in a range of traditions within the Church of England and Church in Wales, from evangelical to Anglo-Catholic.
Those evangelical traditions were formative in my own faith, and I remain evangelical in my understanding and expression today.
During this time, I attended a large Evangelical CofE church in Hove.
Safeguarding: My own evangelical constituency has been shake by the abuse carried out by those who are part of it and I believe the national church as a whole needs to learn from its failures and reform its safeguarding practices so that people may have confidence in them, and so that justice may be done for victims, and they may receive the care they need.
I much prefer not to use labels but if pressed would describe myself as an open inclusive charismatic evangelical with a deep heart connection with the eastern orthodox church!
• I consider myself an ‘evangelical’ Christian, but, for me, believing this also means being
1am currently serving in an Evangelical church and enjoying that very much.
I worship at Christ Church, Alsager which describes itself as a lively evangelical church.
My own church background is broad: rooted in the evangelical tradition, enriched by charismatic and Celtic spirituality, and including helping to found the College of Anglican Catholic Women.
I hold the following church related / professional memberships: ● Association of Accounting Technicians (Member and Licensed Accountant) ● Association of Charity Independent Examiners (Associate Membership) ● Evangelical Alliance UK (Individual member). ● Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (Individual Member) ● UK Church Administrators Network (attend local meetings) ● Friends of Exeter Cathedral (member)
Bridging Disagreement: I come from a charismatic evangelical tradition, and my faith is rooted in Scripture and attentive to the Holy Spirit.
to faith as a child in an evangelical church but have long felt at home in a liberal- catholic context.
I was brought up in the evangelical Open Brethren movement, baptised by full immersion aged 12 and absorbing the doctrines of the ‘Priesthood of all Believers’ and the ‘Breaking of Bread’.
e!|am a strong believer that there is beauty in the breadth of the Church, having been nurtured within the charismatic evangelical tradition before falling in love with the unfolding drama of salvation found within the Mass.
Archbishop Rowan asked me (as then chair of the Junia Network – a group representing evangelical ordained women) to serve on this when it was set up in 2011.
Co-Chair, Trustee and Council Member of CEEC (Church of England Evangelical Council)
As an evangelical I value the teaching of those historic beliefs enabling men, women and children in every parish to hear the good news of Jesus in all its glory, and be shepherded in accordance with it.
An evangelical church, it was very different from the pageantry and beautiful music of St George’s; it had a strong emphasis on, above all, the Bible.
I am a trustee of the Anglican Trust and the Evangelical Fellowship of the Anglican Communion (EFAC), founded by John Stott in 1961, with the aim of encouraging biblically faithful fellowship, teaching and mission throughout the Anglican Communion.
As a boy, I attended evangelical bible classes and camps.
I went through discernment in an evangelical parish, but after training taught at one of the leading liberal catholic theological colleges, Ripon College, Cuddesdon.
I was converted by the grace of God in my 20s and now worship in a small rural evangelical benefice in Saffron Walden Deanery, where I have been for 35 years.
• …do not subscribe to fixed party lines having been nurtured as an evangelical
My spiritual DNA is Anglican Evangelical (in that order).
I have progressive values, supporting same-gender blessings, and showing love towards inclusion of all people, but I combine this forward-thinking approach with an evangelical Christian faith, with the love of God and his son Jesus Christ at its heart.
I served as church warden of a rural evangelical parish for six years, which I also represented on Deanery Synod.
I also serve as vice-Chair of the Chichester diocesan evangelical fellowship (DEF) and a national representative on the Church of England evangelical council (CEEC).
• Charismatic Evangelical
My faith began in the evangelical church, was enriched by catholic worship and I now serve in parishes of diverse traditions.
I am a lifelong Anglican and love the breadth of the Church of England, having worshipped in middle-of-the-road, Evangelical, and Anglo-Catholic parishes.
I am broadly evangelical and an orthodox Anglican.
Faith, training and ministry My adult journey to faith was shaped by a large suburban evangelical church, Liverpool Cathedral, and independent study at St Mellitus College (North West).
As a young’un I attended my parents’ independent evangelical church, stopped going for most of my childhood, but later began to rediscover my faith in Christ while singing in the cathedral as a school student.
In the fullness of my faith, I love the liturgy of our traditional services and equally love the freedom of a more evangelical stance.
Breadth - Rooted in both Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical traditions, with a commitment to the Church of England as a broad, generous, and beautiful church.
My father, the Revd Canon Stephen Thorp, and my maternal grandfather, the Revd Canon John Short, brought me up in a low church evangelical faith centred on faithful preaching.
My Training Incumbent, Revd Canon Tony Billett, used to say that I am an evangelical in the pulpit and a catholic behind the altar.
I serve as secretary for the Leicester Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship (LDEF).
I also spent time in the USA and, since moving to Surrey nearly 20 years ago, have been part of a wide range of Anglican churches, both evangelical and more traditionally liturgical.
I’m also aware that engagement with General Synod by the charismatic evangelical tradition of the church - of which I’m a part - can be sparse.
Understanding our diversity: Lay + ordained ministry experience across evangelical, charismatic, choral, and Anglo-Catholic traditions, giving me a deep appreciation of the breadth of the Church of England.
Together with my current church family I stand within the evangelical tradition of the Church, having been shaped by an emphasis on bible-based teaching and a focus on the life changing power of the Gospel.
As a passionate, “orthodox” charismatic evangelical, voting for me ensures a true breadth of representation across our diocesan landscape, giving voice to a vital theological tradition within Worcester.
I am an Inclusive Evangelical and therefore have an inclusive theology on LGBT+ ethics.
I was one of the founders of Inclusive Evangelicals, which began in 2023 and very quickly amassed a large Facebook Group of 2000+, supporting those who were both Evangelical and Inclusive.
In following Jesus, I have drawn inspiration Nominated by from both the evangelical and catholic wings of the
I also serve as a committee member for the Leicester Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and as one of three chaplains to the
I am a member of the Evangelical Alliance and the New Wine Network.
My roots are charismatic and evangelical, but my ministry has been deepened by sacramental, liturgical and contemplative traditions I have been called to serve in.
I therefore want to ensure that the 2014 settlement remains in place, while hoping that modest changes could be made to improve the experiences of ordained women and traditionalist catholic and complementarian evangelical clergy within its provisions.
A Church that Sustains Parish and Innovation: My own spirituality has been shaped by charismatic evangelical and liberal catholic traditions, as well as experience of other denominations.
The Church of England contains a wide breadth of Christian traditions, including evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, broad church and charismatic expressions, alongside many parishes combining elements of several traditions.
I describe myself as a prayer book evangelical – rooted in the evangelical convictions and faith encapsulated in our Anglican formularies, and recognising my Anglo- Catholic roots.
revitalisation; and now St Helen’s (large evangelical).
Faith and Family: I became a Christian aged 9 and attended a small independent evangelical church where committed youth workers taught the Bible and gave me a strong foundation for my faith.
In terms of churchmanship, I tend rather more to a moderately catholic viewpoint than to an evangelical one, butl can happily worshipin churches of eitherconviction.
Alongside the Church of England Evangelical Council, “I affirm the faith uniquely revealed in the holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds, of which the Thirty- Nine Articles of Religion are a general exposition.” I welcome generous and respectful dialogue where differences remain, while believing that our decisions should ultimately be rooted in the faith we share, even when that faith challenges the assumptions of the age.
I came to faith in an evangelical charismatic tradition, now draw on a more contemplative Ignatian spirituality, and minister comfortably within a modern catholic context.
Whilst I am keen to see Resource Churches come into existence in all the wonderful traditions which constitute the Anglican presence in Manchester, it is undoubtedly a weakness that, so far, most are, in some form, evangelical.
I grew up with the experience of evangelical, Anglo-Catholic and broad Anglican communities and I find something to love in each of them.
I grew up in a suburban parish with a broadly Anglo-Catholic liturgy and an evangelical youth group.
I was raised in a Christian family in a large Anglican church in the charismatic evangelical tradition and am thankful for an upbringing that surrounded me with Christian friends and family that spanned all generations, classes, and backgrounds.
If I were elected to General Synod, I would bring with me experience of ministry in different roles in different churches within the Anglican evangelical tradition.
I then started my formal ministry in a small conservative evangelical church plant in Arborfield as a ministry trainee and later assistant minister.
I now serve as curate in a semi-rural parish which manages four churches across the evangelical spectrum which celebrates the joys that different liturgical styles offer, from evensong and mattins, to contemporary worship and praise.
Whilst my life has been spent mostly in evangelical Anglicanism, I am comfortable and happy in other traditions, both in and outside of Anglicanism, and enjoy learning from their different perspectives.
I’m a lifelong Anglican with a personal faith journey that encompasses a range of traditions including attending a church in the catholic tradition as a child, a large evangelical church in Hull, and nine different churches in Worcestershire and Dudley.
I come from an evangelical tradition and am a member of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship.
I have been able to welcome trainees from across theological traditions to gain ministry experience, and have consequently found a much wider scope of shared ministry experience and reflection while still retaining an evangelical foundation, and have been recognised by the diocese as a trusted member of their training parish set up.
My parents were of broadly evangelical stock, and my exploration of the faith they nurtured in me has led me to spend time in evangelical churches, in charismatic churches and to have found a home in more recent years in the liberal catholic tradition.
I would describe myself as orthodox, evangelical, and charismatic in my theology and tradition.
Alongside this I spent 10 years at St. Gabriel’s, Cricklewood, a diverse (in every sense!) evangelical church, including 4 years as Churchwarden.
Although I would describe myself as an open evangelical, I love and respect the breadth of the Anglican Church.
I also sit on the PCC and the Joint Committee with the evangelical church we share the building with.
I am not quite ‘black-shirt’ enough for Catholic groups and I found the Evangelical Group’s line on sexuality too hostile; the Open Synod group runs great quizzes but doesn’t do much else.
The Evangelical Forum emerged as an alternative grouping and I have valued their non-judgmental commitment to exploring thorny issues alongside a commitment to being prayerful, Christ-centred and faithful to the gospel.
The experience of church life in my own parish (central / liberal catholic tradition), at university (evangelical) and while in America (Anglo-Catholic) has given me a deep appreciation of the great richness which comes from the diversity encompassed within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.
In my early teens I had some experience in a more central, open church tradition, before joining a lively charismatic evangelical church.
Though labels are not always helpful, if asked I would say that I am an Anglican Evangelical with a deep love and affection for the history and richness of the Church of England.
Good leadership by clergy and lay will be key, as will be the pastoral care of our church leaders and her members. “There are many forms of service, but only one Lord” (1Cor12.5): until 21, I was in Anglican ‘Prayer Book’ churches, which I appreciate considerably more now that I know my Bible so much better; in recent years I myself have experienced considerable personal and church growth in the more evangelical churches.
A hope-filled future As an evangelical Christian, I believe the future is full of opportunity.
My earliest church experience was Anglo-Catholic; my faith grew in evangelical churches; and while living in Ankara I worshipped at the small Anglican church serving the British Embassy community.
My own prayer life draws on both liturgical and evangelical resources.
I am a member of the Evangelical Group on General Synod.
• We are an incredibly diverse diocese theologically, including evangelical, catholic, central,
During my youth, I grew up in a traditional evangelical church environment and have gradually transitioned to my current traditional high church parish.
I am equally comfortable in a charismatic evangelical service as I am at high mass.
• Chair of Coventry Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship (while not a fan of labels, I see myself as an
evangelical with a “generous orthodoxy” – ‘orthodox’ because I hold to the authority of scripture in all matters of faith and doctrine, and ‘generous’ because I seek to live out that blend of grace and truth that we see perfectly in Jesus)
From those beginnings, my faith journey within the Church of England has encompassed both eucharist-centred, liturgically rich churches and the Word-focussed informality of evangelical and charismatic worship.
• been elected to the Committee of the Evangelical Group on General Synod, helping to equip
My faith is rooted in the evangelical tradition and shaped by a commitment to the authority of Scripture, the saving grace of Jesus Christ, the importance of prayer, and the call to share the gospel through both word and action.
As an evangelical Anglican, I am committed to a Church that is faithful to Scripture, centred on Christ, and focused on mission.
I want to bring an evangelical voice that is rooted in Scripture, committed to mission, and informed by practical leadership experience.
I am orthodox in my biblical beliefs, evangelical and charismatic in my approach and get excited when I see the power of God change people’s lives.
If pressed to label myself in the context of the Church, I would call myself an evangelical charismatic, valuing highly the work of the Spirit and the centrality of scripture to all we do.
I describe myself as middle of the road, neither evangelical nor high church but ecumenical and liberal.
My own journey to faith has taken me through several traditions, from a Catholic upbringing, through evangelical and Pentecostal worship as a teenager, to pastoral leadership in another denomination, before God called me into the Church of England, a home I found because it holds this breadth together in one body.
I have been most influenced by the open evangelical tradition in the church.
I was on the Clergy Conduct Measure Revision Committee and have also been a member of a committee of Archbishop’s Council - the Advisory Group for the Terms and Wellbeing of Ministers, which works to ensure that our clergy are well cared for and can thrive in parish ministry. ● I am also Vice Chair of our Vacancy in See Committee and have been elected to the Crown Nominations Commission to help us find the 100th Bishop of Lichfield in the coming months. ● My experience of being a trustee of CPAS and Church Society helps inform my governance work in the wider church, together with service as a governor at our church school for over ten years, and on CEEC and Lichfield Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship. ● I’m married to Neil, a vicar, and we have three young adult children, and a large lurcher.
Coming from a family that did not go to church, my first real experience of Christianity was through a conservative Evangelical beach mission.
When I first came to England as a student I joined Christ Church in Winchester and subsequently moved to Southampton where I was variously involved with a variety of Evangelical churches - mostly contributing to work with youth.
I would characterise myself as a Conservative Evangelical, taking a traditional approach to interpretation of Scripture and the need for personal discipleship.
I grew up in the evangelical tradition of the Church of England in a vicarage family, and I am a member of the New Wine leadership network.
I have worshipped in churches ranging from the Catholic tradition of Anglicanism through to Evangelical congregations; these different styles have given me new and deeper insights, broadening my understanding of scripture.
member of the Church of England Evangelical Council
Having ministered across catholic, charismatic, and evangelical contexts, I know the value of our different traditions and the broad middle of the Church.
I am an evangelical, rooted in Scripture and committed to the historic faith of the Church of England.
As someone who came to the catholic Anglican way in my twenties and yet was raised in an open evangelical setting I have a deep affection with the Church of England understood at its most broadest.
Having been raised in a very conservative evangelical free church, I would now describe myself as somewhere fairly middle of the road.
Before training for ministry, I was a primary school teacher and also worked as a regional director for the evangelical youth charity Urban Saints. __________________________________________________ Why am I standing for Synod?
Currently I am SSM Officer for Bedford Archdeaconry, Chapter Clerk of Sharnbrook Deanery, Secretary of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and on the Planning Group for the 150th Anniversary of St Albans Diocese.