traditional
- deeply committed to both traditional patterns of worship and to new ways of sharing the Gospel with
I am comfortable in small and large, rural and urban, contemporary and traditional.
Whilst being respectful of the range of views, I am clear in my own convictions around the issues of human sexuality and hold a traditional view on marriage.
I’ve been blessed to lead worship and preach in around 150 different churches across the diocese – rural and urban, large and small, traditional and pioneering.
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.
I am committed to listening across traditional divides, encouraging younger members to step forward and ensuring national legislation and budgets actively empower local mission.
The second thing the Synod can do is to restore the dignity of traditional parish ministry.
I tend to a traditional view of marriage but see that others hold valid views in good conscience which differ from mine.
A strong voice for parish ministry I believe the parish is both the traditional and contemporary “coalface” of the Church.
I am theologically orthodox and seek to welcome all with compassion and without distinction, whilst being committed to the traditional doctrine of Christian marriage as received by the church catholic.
I firmly believe parish ministry remains the way for the Church of England to fulfil its historic calling to be a Christian presence in every community and believe that traditional Anglican and eucharistic worship, both Common Worship and BCP is at the heart of this.
This has raised understandable fears about whether we value the traditional parish clergy and buildings.
Sexuality and relationships is an area where we are in conflict between a changed view of human nature and a traditional view of male/female relationships.
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
Traditional; it's a truly cross-church coalition.
I believe in the traditional doctrine of marriage revealed in scripture as between one man and one woman.
The decision to stand for Synod has been difficult for me not because I doubt the calling God has on my life but because the election process favours a more traditional approach and is difficult to negotiate.
I now serve as Vicar of St Mark's, Woodthorpe, where we are seeking renewal through a more traditional parish revitalisation model.
How to maintain and develop traditional contact with people in a world of AI and sitting behind our screens whilst Safeguarding our most vulnerable members is without doubt a core value of mine.
• my understanding and appreciation of the breadth of the Church and its traditional teachings; and
I believe it is vital that the Church of England remains relevant to the modern world without alienating the more traditional worshippers in our church family.
Together with my churches we have explored new ways of being church including outdoor, café and breakfast churches while valuing traditional worship.
I hold to a traditional view of marriage but think there is much to be done to alleviate the alienation that it can cause, both within the church and without, with more conversations required, better understanding from both sides, and across different demographics.
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 bring a unique combination of commercial acumen, legal scrutiny, and deep devotion to traditional Anglican worship.
I’ve had the remarkable good fortune of having been exposed to an extraordinary and wonderful range of eclectic expressions of the Anglican Church and would describe myself as holding pretty orthodox and traditional views, but being open-minded and welcoming of all.
and Norfolk, where I was a chorister, enjoying the mysteries of traditional worship and the choral delights of singing the wide range of anthems our wonderful denomination can boast
I am doctrinally minded, and my instincts are traditional.
I hold to a traditional understanding of God's plan for human sexuality, gender and marriage, while affirming that Scripture clearly teaches, we are each made in His likeness and deeply loved.
I am passionate about exploring the co-existence of ‘traditional’ churches and new worshipping communities.
I’m a same-sex attracted man (now married to a woman – yes, there’s a story there, I’m happy to tell you sometime) who holds to the traditional teaching of the church.
In my own context, we started a new weekly contemporary service, to complement our existing traditional services, and the church grew by 20% because of this.
I strongly believe we should continue and encourage more lay involvement to support our Clergy, particularly considering the falling Clergy numbers, different models from BMOs to traditional single/team parishes and the financial pressures/wellbeing faced by the clergy.
• Human flourishing – I hold to a traditional understanding of marriage, whilst my extensive
I hold the traditional view of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, so in conscience I do not support use of prayers for Living in Love and Faith.
I have been a Church musician in various guises: in a Pentecostal Church music group in the 1980s and in a more traditional role as an organist and choir director in more recent years.
I am traditional about what the Church is for, but not wedded to every way we have inherited of organising it.
- Increased use of SMMIB funding to support local traditional parish
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.
I have been involved in teaching and training programmes for lay people and currently serve as convenor of the Bishop’s Advisory Group on Deliverance Ministry, as well as being a member of the Living in Love and Faith chaplaincy team, with a particular brief to help those who hold to a traditional view of marriage and sexuality.
We also need to value the gifts of those whose routes into ministry have not followed traditional paths.
My main area of ministry developed from my longstanding interest in church music, whether traditional hymns or contemporary worship songs.
In a sense, I am back where I started, worshipping in a traditional ancient red sandstone village church, surrounded by noisy rooks!
I hold to orthodox and traditional Biblical teaching in this area and want the church to maintain and uphold its existing doctrine of marriage.
e AChurch that is pastorally courageous Whether addressing safeguarding, inclusion, vocations, or the future of our parish system, I believe we must act with integrity, transparency, accountability, and compassion whilst being rooted and grounded in orthodox and traditional Biblical teaching.
While my own ministry in this area is shaped by the traditional understanding of marriage revealed in Scripture and expressed in Canon B30, I recognize that many faithful Christians are in a space of deep re- examination.
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.
A welcoming and faithful Church: The Church should speak and act with dignity, compassion and faithfulness, including in disagreements about marriage and sexuality, upholding its traditional teaching graciously, honestly and fairly while listening well to others.
I am very aware that the church today faces complex issues not least in leadership burnout and shifts in modern societal values which all create tension with traditional beliefs and practices.
I grew up in Battersea at a small church on a council estate, and over my lifetime have worshipped and served in a variety of church communities : large and small; traditional and contemporary; across a range of Anglican traditions .
I have worshipped in urban, inner-city, suburban, city-centre and village settings, and in catholic, traditional and evangelical congregations.
e Oversight Ministry, which has now reached the Diocese of Truro, with implications for traditional pastoral care, particularly in a sparsely populated and rural area, such as Cornwall.
In terms of the ongoing discussions on human sexuality and relationships; I support the Church’s current traditional position on marriage and relationships.
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.
In relation to the current debate, which is ongoing within General Synod, I believe in the Church’s traditional doctrine concerning marriage.
traditional understanding myself, I am strongly committed to finding a way forward in our discussions about sexuality.
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.
Similarly, I accept the Churches traditional teaching on marriage, but recognise that many do not, and have been serving on the General Synod working groups exploring how space can be made for people with very different views on sexuality to continue to worship in the Church of England.
Over the years I have had the privilege of serving in many different ways, pioneering new worshipping communities, working both within and beyond traditional church structures, and building bridges between them.
I have seen people who would never enter a traditional church building find community, discover faith and begin following Jesus in new settings.
I also believe in doing traditional ministry passionately and well!
I am excited where I see a desire in the church to both respect the traditional models whilst also exploring how we can do new things.
I fully support efforts to better resource any local churches (both traditional parish churches and “Fresh Expressions”) that are trailblazing effective ways of being church and doing mission today.
We need to encourage mission, nurture disciples, support lay ministry, invest in younger generations and make effective use of technology without losing sight of the value of traditional parish ministry.
I am a committed evangelical Christian, rooted in traditional orthodox Christian principles.
I am not a theologian, instead I am an engaging, passionate and action-focused Christian who understands the importance of traditional Christian teaching, love and effective leadership.
Traditional Christian marriage and family life, as well as freedom to live and express the Christian faith with confidence, courage, humility and love.
mental well-being, while actively encouraging vocations from working-class and non- traditional backgrounds.
Single Parish (Church St Helens) and a traditional parish (St Luke’s, part of the Eccleston Team).
I disagree with STP that the crisis facing rural churches can be easily addressed by returning to a traditional model, which was failing before
I uphold the church’s traditional doctrine of marriage, and I want to ensure that legally secure provision is made for traditionalists, if there is to be further progressive innovation.
traditional liturgy particularly connect with me; I am therefore a member of the Prayer Book Society and Forward in Faith.
In summary, I take a traditional biblical view on doctrine, and a best practice view on practical matters.
It should reaffirm its traditional, biblical teaching on marriage and human identity, asserting that marriage is strictly between one man and one woman.
I love the traditions of our Church, though am equally comfortable in traditional and modern services.
I personally hold to the traditional Christian understanding of marriage, while recognising that others hold different convictions.
• That we teach the faith through traditional and reimagined methodologies.
I live and worship in Barnard Castle, a traditional country parish in a relatively affluent corner of Teesdale, where I am both the treasurer and a Junior Church leader.
I am broad-church because I want catholic, evangelical, liberal, charismatic and traditional Anglicans to flourish.
As a traditional catholic in the Church of England, I have always believed in the pastoral ministry of the priest to all people, and I am concerned that in some places this traditional approach is under threat, and I support the work of the ‘Save the Parish’ project
Champion imaginative worship, discipleship and communities that engage younger adults and those beyond traditional Sunday attendance, while keeping prayer and spiritual formation at the centre.
But being inclusive also means living with those with whom we disagree, and my ministry as a liberal catholic in a traditional catholic parish gives me first-hand experience of the joys and challenges of this.
I hold a traditional view of marriage - although I wholeheartedly believe that our churches should be places of love and welcome to all.
I want our discussions to be gracious, and I seek a body that should welcome all, upholding traditional values, giving scrip- ture its primacy with reason and history the lens through which it is interpreted.
o I support a traditional view of marriage and family life o I support the role of women in ministry I trust that you can see that, as a result of my MSE experience, I offer a different perspective on some of the big issues facing the Church of England over the next five years and can bring valuable experience to Synod which is important given the increasing reliance of self-supporting ministers in the Church.
I believe passionately in traditional parish ministry, with the Sacraments at the heart of church life.
The traditional parish is not a failed model as some suggest, but a key part of the future of our mission: I assert that the real work of the Church is done at this local level.
e To fight to avoid novel schemes which aim for short-term headlines over traditional parish ministry, in all areas.
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 the Vicar of St Michael the Archangel, Mere and St Mary the Virgin, West Knoyle, both beautiful traditional churches set in an urban and a rural parish, in the SW corner of Wiltshire.
I understand the traditional Christian teaching on sexuality and marriage, having first encountered the Christian faith within that tradition.
I came to faith and was baptised in my teens in the traditional Baptist church in east.
I hold to the Church of England’s traditional doctrine of marriage but am open to finding a pastoral way forward.
Sacrificial gifts from parishioners must be used for initiatives which will benefit and build up their own churches, with voluntary surplus-giving primarily being shared with other churches as they partner in the gospel, rather than being directed to central projects; The number of young people looking for certainty in a changing world who are joining churches which are more traditional, conservative and pentecostal.
- Faithfulness to the Church’s traditional heritage of teaching and of priority for
I hold a traditional view of marriage and have a particular interest in education (having home-educated my oldest son for a year), the environment and conservation, and safeguarding.
As someone who holds a traditional view of marriage it has been a genuine joy to learn how to understand others better, to communicate well about differences and to make sure that all of our churches are places where everybody can be included and loved well.
Gender and Sexuality: throughout the extended debates on these issues I have consistently voted for what is often referred to as the traditional/ biblical/ orthodox position.
Wherever there is an opportunity, I will also always vote in favour of the traditional/ biblical/ orthodox position on the doctrine of grace - that nothing about anyone’s gender or sexuality changes God’s love for them… so it shouldn’t change the church’s either.
It is clear from the Archbishop of York’s speech at the last session in York, in which he emphasised the importance of traditional parish ministry, that STP have changed the narrative so that the Church now recognises the central importance of our parishes.
Whilst I continue to support the traditional view of marriage of being between a man and a women, I would want to play a part in trying to bringing people together in a constructive consensus on the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) issue and reach a sensible consensus.
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.
Whilst I continue to support and uphold the church’s current traditional position on marriage and relationships, I think it is vital that whatever our viewpoint on this issue is, that we continue to listen to one another and work together to find a way where all feel loved and welcome in the church.
I have a traditional view of marriage.
My own personal view is to be inspired by and follow the inspiration of Jesus Himself: it is very clear from the Gospels that Jesus was always a person for the downtrodden, the marginalised and the dispossessed – for those on the traditional margins of society and those whose voices have historically been unheard or even denied.
My daily ministry combines traditional parish life with contextual, pioneering mission on a local housing estate.
National and diocesan structures exist to serve congregations and parishes, not the other way around. – I have a traditional view of marriage and believe we can only judge any such social questions on the basis of God’s revealed will.
New ‘projects’ seldom deliver the growth expected and often undermine our traditional parish system.
A traditional catholic known for working with people of other opinions.
I do so as a Traditional Catholic and a member of the Catholic Group.
As one who holds the traditional teaching about indissoluble marriage for life between a man and a woman and human sexuality, I served with those of all views as a member of the LLF Programme Board.
We also need to be more transparent when we set up other structures that are not traditional parishes, like Bishop’s Mission Orders, church plants, mission workers and the myriad other ways we do ministry – to ensure that they are set up with the correct governance structures to prevent things going wrong.
I hold the church’s traditional view on human sexuality and through our discussions I can honestly say that we learnt more about each other and began to look for an honest way forward.
Living in Love and Faith (LLF): I hold a traditional view of marriage, but I deeply recognize the pain this debate has caused.
I do this with a good heart and the ability to disagree well whilst maintaining belief in traditional orthodoxy.
The ethos is simple - an ordained stipendiary priest in a local church in the traditional parish setting is core to the Church of England and its survival and future.
I am committed to vocalising the need for evangelism among older people and the specific needs of traditional ex-industrial towns (like Spennymoor and many other communities in Durham diocese) and rural settings.
At Cuddesdon, I gained the respect of ordinands ranging from traditional anglo-catholics, to liberal catholics and conservative evangelicals.
On synod, I want to build bridges between traditional Anglican parish ministry and our unique diocese.
• 1983 - 1991 Musical Director St. Jude’s Parish Church Southsea Portsmouth; traditional and
I am very comfortable in both traditional and modern styles of worship.
I will speak up for a clear, victim-centred approach that enables local PCCs to discharge their responsibilities in an excellent and manageable way Living in Love and Faith: This has been a challenging time for many, and I want to see a church that is welcoming to all while upholding traditional Christian views of marriage and the family.
I hold to the traditional teaching of the Church of England.
I support traditional family life, defining marriage as the life-long union between one man and one woman and in discussion lovingly seek to uphold this teaching of the Church concerning human sexuality.
If elected I endeavour to attend all meetings of the General Synod, with the aim of representing the many who worship and attend locally, holding to the traditional faith of the Church of England as drawn from the Bible.
Church planting, variety in worship (including the traditional as well as the new) and new congregations can contribute, and local churches should be encouraged to find their own, locally relevant solutions.
Nevertheless, following scripture and the traditional doctrine of the church through the ages, I believe that God in his grace has ordained marriage between one man and one woman as the place for sexual relationships.
I continue to hold a traditional view of marriage, but I am committed to working alongside those with whom I disagree, engaging always with honesty, grace and prayer.
My curacy was in a large, traditional, suburban church and I am currently rector of a rural multi-parish benefice.
I work for a very vibrant church with a real mixture of the modern and the traditional, bringing people together of many different backgrounds – children and young people included!
In the fullness of my faith, I love the liturgy of our traditional services and equally love the freedom of a more evangelical stance.
On sexuality my understanding of the biblical themes and the church’s teachings since Pentecost leads me to hold a ‘traditional’ view.
Through my involvement with Bishop’s Council, Transformation Strategy Working Groups, and Diocesan Synod, I ensure national decisions serve our local contexts—from urban revitalisations to traditional parish ministry.
Having leaders on General Synod who understand both traditional parish structures and new, pioneering expressions of church is vital to ensuring national strategy remains grounded in local missional reality.
I believe that the church is strongest when it stands on its traditional values and teachings.
Understanding and sympathy for the traditional parish setup which I long to see flourish, coupled with a lot of experience of some innovative and courageous mixed ecology mission
traditional teachings of our church.
While I hold firmly to traditional Anglican doctrine, I advocate for a generous church where all traditions can coexist with mutual respect and integrity.
I served my curacy in Birmingham Diocese across contrasting contexts: a Gas Street church revitalisation on an outer estate, a traditional suburban parish, a civic town-centre church and a smaller parish shaped by a more catholic spirituality.
I was raised within a traditional village church that had both charismatic worship and high mass.
They are breathing new life into traditional forms and sharing them with confidence and joy.
From strategy to delivery I know the practical realities of trying to grow parish churches in traditional ways and in more pioneering ways, with all the frustrations and joys that come with both.
I hold to a more traditional position on sexuality and to the Church of England doctrine on marriage.
I enjoy both the traditional BCP liturgy as well as more contemporary expressions of worship.
Alongside traditional models of stipendiary and self-supporting ministry, we need to be more creative about patterns of ministry and deployment, enabling people to find ministry that is sustainable and life-giving.
We may have frailty in the numbers in stipendiary or non-stipendiary ministry but without reform of the traditional working practices that are reinforced within the modular parish system, we will to our detriment, fail to harness and sustain support from laity in the numbers required to be effective.
The traditional “Sunday morning at11.00” approach may have worked seventy years ago when Iwas born butit plainly doesn’t now for all for whom Sunday is now primarily a leisure — or shopping— day.
Things new and old: I am a fairly traditional soul, usually described as a Prayer-Book Catholic, with all that goes with that in terms of sacrament, order and the sacredness of the gift of human life. |am also passionate that a parish church should be a place with a great warmth of welcome to all who choose to come and be part of her life.
Mindful of my own frailties, I strive to uphold the traditional teachings of the church on scripture, sacrament and discipleship and to do so in a manner that is invitational and encouraging.
I keep bees in our roof-garden; I am currently learning how to restore clocks (now on clock no.4); I am a life-long motorcyclist, loving the freedom of the open road; I am passionate about England cricket (not always an easy path...); I play traditional bluegrass/folk fiddle and delight in spending time with my family whenever possible.
At my church we offer a traditional Eucharist service and a contemporary informal service.
I love both - The traditional and contemporary are not at odds with each other.
Although I tend towards the church’s traditional teachings on sex and marriage, if elected I would seek attentively to listen to, and to work actively and respectfully with, those whose views differ from my own.
Following ordination in June 2026 I’ve settled into my curacy at St. Stephen’s in leafy West Ealing, which offers both traditional and contemporary, informal services.
- Sharing God's Word through creative, accessible means alongside traditional
I want to be part of a church that is welcoming and loving to all and which upholds traditional Christian views on marriage.
I believe we need both traditional Parish and fresh expressions of church.
I will endeavour to speak in Spirit and Truth to motions that reject the traditional view of marriage recommendation by the church elders in the Thirty-Nine articles.
Jan 2026 to date, creating & leading non-traditional services to build up and inspire Open the Book team member 2014 to date
It has taken me years to grow to appreciate our traditional Anglican services.
While finances across the whole church are increasingly constrained, I am keen to find creative ways to ensure that traditional links between parishes and their churches are not eroded.
2.Generosity I am a traditional Catholic serving a Society parish, and am fully committed to the doctrine of marriage as we have received it.
My own convictions remain rooted in the traditional teaching of the Church on marriage and singleness.
• It gives me great joy to serve in parish life, especially in the context of traditional church services, which
With regard to LLF / PLF, I hold the traditional historic Anglican view of marriage.
I hold to (and consider beautiful) the traditional Christian sexual ethic, that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and that the only context for sex is within that union.
My spiritual discernment is based on traditional scripture.
During my youth, I grew up in a traditional evangelical church environment and have gradually transitioned to my current traditional high church parish.
Those roles have shown me the Church from different angles: local, diocesan and national; traditional and experimental; hopeful and stretched.
In my position, I will defend the Church’s biblical and traditional understanding of marriage, the sanctity of life and the importance of family as God’s gift to us all.
There are fears at this time that traditional parochial ministry may be under threat and during the last Quinquennium especially a majority in Synod have robustly defended the Parish system and if elected I will seek to support any measures that may be brough to direct more support and funding to Parishes.
Celebrating Pentecost Sunday with St. James is something I enjoy and look forward to as our Lord’s prayer is said in many languages of people represented in the Church family and there is a delicious Bring ’n’ Share lunch with traditional food from our respective home countries.
I hold to an traditional understanding of Scripture and believe that marriage is between one man and one woman.
I participated actively in the LLF process, and from within my traditional viewpoint I have sought to be someone bringing people together rather than pushing people apart.
With a particular passion for mission among children, families and those who may find themselves on the edges of traditional church life.
People who might never initially attend a traditional church service can nevertheless begin exploring faith when we create spaces of genuine welcome, hospitality and belonging.
Parish ministry The traditional structure of parish ministry is also under threat.
I grew up at St Mark’s Church Bilton, a traditional Anglican church in the Midlands, and was a chorister until my early 20s firstly in my home church and then at Exeter College Oxford, singing up to three services a week in Chapel and touring to a number of English cathedrals.
I love the patterns, rhythms, and beauty of traditional liturgy and choral music and the space and richness that they provide for personal and corporate worship.
After graduation, I spent two years working as a Pastoral Assistant (youth and children) at St Michael’s Highgate in North London where I was able to bring together my joy in traditional worship with that of teaching the Bible and helping others to explore faith for themselves.
Conviction, welcome and respectful engagement I hold traditional convictions concerning a number of the current points of tension within the Church of England.
I uphold a traditional orthodox view on human sexuality, gender and marriage and that Scripture shows all are loved by God and created in his image.
I would characterise myself as a Conservative Evangelical, taking a traditional approach to interpretation of Scripture and the need for personal discipleship.
I stand by the traditional understanding of what some would call sacramental marriage.
Within the same church family we can grow different worshipping communities - traditional and contemporary, sacramental and informal, intergenerational and age-specific - each with its own identity while belonging to something bigger.
While the Church of England has reached many via the Fresh Expressions project, national evangelistic strategies must consider substantial support for traditional parish choirs.
In that time I have: helped to steer the parish through an interregnum; overseen the replacement of a large part of the Church roof (with non-traditional material) including obtaining a Faculty and planning permission, and helped to commission and fund (by grant and subscription) a life-size sculpture of Saint Andrew for our Churchyard (again including obtaining a Faculty and planning permission).
I have worshipped across the breadth of church tradition within the Church of England, and I understand keenly the challenges that are faced across country – in rural and urban contexts, traditional worship styles and newer expressions of Christian communities.
I feel fortunate to belong to a church that combines the reverence of traditional Catholic liturgy with the breadth of the Church of England, and I believe it is vital to maintain and emphasise the Catholic heritage, liturgy and sacraments within Anglican life.
I am a good listener, I reflect prayerfully, and I would seek to represent the traditional Catholic Anglican community honestly and fruitfully.
Although LLF has drawn to a close, Synod still has significant decisions to take in this area and, whilst holding to a traditional view of marriage, I want to continue to contribute to this important matter in the life of our national Church.
While I hold to traditional Biblical teaching, I also recognise the profound beliefs of those with different views to mine.