guiding principles
Five Guiding Principles
I am committed to preserving the established pattern of pastoral care for those who cannot in conscience accept the ministry of women, upholding the Five Guiding Principles contained in the House of Bishops’ Declaration.
I am particularly concerned to protect the settlement by which women are ordained to the episcopate, and space is found for those of us of a different integrity, the Five Guiding Principles.
Champion of women in ministry and young clergy; fully committed to the Church's Five Guiding Principles on women's ministry.
The Five Guiding Principles established a way forward, without any time limit, for holding our diversity in unity, respecting conscience, and enabling all to flourish.
I am a traditional catholic with a strong belief in the mutual flourishing of the whole Church, strengthened by the Five Guiding Principles contained in the
The Five Guiding Principles that emerged from that process were not a compromise but an achievement: a structural provision and framework in which genuine theological difference could be held together with integrity and mutual respect.
I am standing to be a voice — honest, principled, and gracious — for a future in which all traditions flourish as the Five Guiding Principles intended, with genuine mutual flourishing rather than mere tolerance.
I have served on several of the working groups connected to LLF/PLF, and also on the House of Bishops Standing Commission on the 5 Guiding Principles, initially covering the complementarian episcopal vacancy in Maidstone/Ebbsfleet.
In reality this has been possible on the 5 Guiding Principles because there is clear, consensus agreement among the Bishops that they need to be made to work, but it has been less easy on LLF.
troubling that at the same time one of our Guiding Principles allows people to deny these women their priesthood.
I am in favour of the ordination of women to all three orders of ordained ministry, and I am fully committed to the Guiding Principles that were agreed to by the General Synod in 2012, and I oppose the attempts of a minority who wish to renege on these.
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 am experienced in holding difference well at a national level, not least through my membership of the Standing Commission on the 5 Guiding Principles; mutual flourishing should apply to all aspects of Church life if we are truly to be the Body of Christ.
Five Guiding Principles agreed in 2014, and it requires honesty and integrity in respecting the differences between different parts of the Church, not least in dialogue with our ecumenical partners such as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
I remain committed to the Five Guiding Principles, but I believe we now need a national enquiry into whether legislation introduced twenty years ago is enabling the mutual flourishing of us all — and, if not, what should change to make this happen.
Therefore I work to promote those things that maintain unity – for example, whilst I welcome women priests and bishops, I also support the ‘5 guiding principles’ which allow for traditional Catholics and conservative Evangelicals to remain a valued part of the church.
I have also worked with Leeds colleagues, including Paul Cartwright and Christopher Johnson, to build frameworks for Mutual Flourishing under the Five Guiding Principles.
Five Guiding Principles
Likewise I believe we must maintain the Five Guiding Principles to allow mutual flourishing to become more of a reality.
These experiences have deepened my understanding of those who hold differing views, and I remain committed to a Church in which all can flourish, upholding the Five Guiding Principles with integrity and generosity.
I therefore will not support any change which will weaken the present arrangements or undermine the Five Guiding Principles, but rather hope to see such arrangements extended.
I am committed to women’s ordained ministry at all levels in the Church and to the Five Guiding Principles.
• I support the 5 guiding principles.
I will support an honest review of the Five Guiding Principles – conducted with the good faith owed to all those who accepted them.
• The Five Guiding Principles allow for genuine inclusivity in the Church of England and
In January 2023 I was appointed to the House of Bishops Standing Commission on the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (the Five Guiding Principles) which has positively affirmed my commitment to genuine mutual flourishing across the whole Church of England.
Serving on the House of Bishops Standing Commission on the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (the Five Guiding Principles) has given me a privileged insight into the costs of the 2014 settlement; nevertheless, it has also been heartening to acknowledge how the settlement has enabled genuine mutual flourishing.
I continue to uphold the Five Guiding Principles and, if elected, I will work to assist and support genuine mutual flourishing across the Church of England.
I am unreservedly committed to the Five Guiding Principles and try to model the commitment to mutual flourishing in all areas of my life, work and ministry in the diocese and beyond.
I believe we must always value integrity, and not the tyranny of the current orthodoxy and I champion the three Anglican guiding principles of Scripture, Tradition and Reason.
This is why I remain committed to the Five Guiding Principles and am proud to chair the 1990 Group on General Synod, so that all can remain within the Church of England and work together to be a source of unity and blessing for our nation.
THE FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
I wholeheartedly support the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests and the Five Guiding Principles.
I accept the wisdom and pragmatism of the Five Guiding Principles in supporting mutual flourishing.
Proud to have been consecrated by Archbishop Sarah, I also fully hold to the Five Guiding Principles and the ideals of mutual flourishing, valuing the contribution traditionalist Catholics bring to the Church of England and wanting to see that tradition thrive in the life of the Church.
For 3 years I served as a member of the House of Bishop’s Standing Commission on the Five Guiding Principles.
This has been particularly evident in our debates about sexuality, same sex relationships, the sanctity of marriage and the Five Guiding Principles.
I believe strongly in the importance of the Five Guiding Principles and see it as a way of living with disagreement without allowing disagreement to become division.
I uphold the Five Guiding Principles and encourage others to do likewise.
I am acutely aware that there are plenty of white middle-class men on General Synod, and I will continue to do my best to promote the voices and views of those who are too often ignored or unheard — including those who are concerned that the current operationalisation of the Five Guiding Principles is neither just nor equitable.
As we continue with the process to appoint a new Bishop of Chichester, I want to assure you that I am wholeheartedly committed to the five guiding principles.
I support the current settled position of the Church of England, as articulated in the Five Guiding Principles, whilst recognising more work needs to be done to improve its implementation, in both directions.
Five Guiding Principles
It is my emphatic view that the Five Guiding Principles expressed in the House of Bishops Declaration should not be weakened.
I have taken a particular interest, among other things, in the ‘Five Guiding Principles’ and their application within the church.
I am conservative in belief, but I support change in practice where it leads to better, clearer communication of the gospel During my time on Synod I have: Asked questions about the ‘Five Guiding Principles’ and their application within the church Asked questions about ecclesiological balance at senior levels I have spoken up to urge respect for others in debate I have spoken in support of the parish patronage system as a means of maintaining parish traditions and distinctions I have listened and made good friends across traditions If elected to serve for the coming quinquennium I will: speak up for busy parish clergy against an increasingly episcopally directed church. support reforms to clergy condition and terms of service that will enhance clergy wellbeing and the proclamation of the gospel support reforms to enhance clergy pensions and retirement housing provision that will improve the lives of those who have served the church support the freeing of central church resources to benefit parishes on the ground continue to work to maintain a respected place within in the Church of England for all who find themselves isolated or marginalised by change I would really appreciate it if you would consider giving me your first preference vote.
I support the 5 Guiding Principles.