tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post1414675855102806166..comments2024-02-15T03:32:25.686-05:00Comments on Preludium, Anglican and Episcopal futures: The Anglican Communion In over 165 CountriesMark Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-82861046186481926502012-02-29T06:56:03.313-05:002012-02-29T06:56:03.313-05:00Hi all,
Just to say that I was trying to convey t...Hi all,<br /><br />Just to say that I was trying to convey that Anglicans (inc. Episcopalians naturally) are in Communion right around the globe; more of a celebration of our bonds of affection than anything else. <br /><br />I stopped at 165+ countries because the actual number is surprisingly fluid year on year. <br /><br />Hope that clarifies things. <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Jan Butter<br />Director for Communications<br />The Anglican Communion OfficeJ Butternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-4228534557146575542012-02-21T07:40:40.925-05:002012-02-21T07:40:40.925-05:00Reminds me of one of those "spread of Communi...Reminds me of one of those "spread of Communism" maps in the World Book Encyclopedia, 1966.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-38529333343490208962012-02-20T23:50:13.354-05:002012-02-20T23:50:13.354-05:00Many are called. Few are chosen.Many are called. Few are chosen.MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-17006510177189224292012-02-19T17:12:11.663-05:002012-02-19T17:12:11.663-05:00Colossians 1:6. Paul rejoiced that the Gospel was ...Colossians 1:6. Paul rejoiced that the Gospel was spreading throughout the whole word. <br /><br />Is the objection that we have a single colour (blue)? And not lots of different colours? Too 'triumphal'? <br /><br />When people get their ardent wish that the covenant fail, we will have a major global south bloc that has already considered TEC to have gone their own way; we will have a 'progressive' bloc; we will have a divided CofE; we will continue to have conservative dioceses in TEC which cannot in conscience fund the present direction. <br /><br />So then we will have the multi-coloured map....<br /><br />Sad.<br /><br />MsgrMsgrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-29119864689068599402012-02-19T14:12:25.381-05:002012-02-19T14:12:25.381-05:00The idea of a national church may have some simila...The idea of a national church may have some similarity to Paul's idea of the Church in Corinth. It is also an idea strongly endorsed in the English Reformation and in the history of the Anglican Communion. For all its limitations it is not a bad idea at all - the Church incarnate in a particular place.Daniel Weirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430381764138066595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-85801121655972492692012-02-19T07:25:19.721-05:002012-02-19T07:25:19.721-05:00Canon Neal.. you are right on the essentials. The ...Canon Neal.. you are right on the essentials. The plus side to the TEC "brag" is that with the exception of the Chiurches in Europe, some countries of which have only one church, the nations or other political entities represent dioceses. The down side is that from a missionary standpoint we ought to be always thinking of how to grow in each country to the point where they become parts of, or complete new provinces. This counting business doesn't help.<br /><br />But at its core the "bragging" side of this business is counterproductive. 165, 135, etc is a distraction. So is 16 in TEC. The only good is to remind ourselves that TEC does indeed include dioceses and General Convbention deputations that dont use English at home, live in seriousluy different cultures, and have different agendas than most of us most of the time.<br /><br />Good eye.Mark Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-28673284259534736442012-02-18T11:35:46.654-05:002012-02-18T11:35:46.654-05:00The headline actually says "over 165 Countrie...The headline actually says "over 165 Countries," meaning "more than 165." So is it 166 or what? Or don't they know?Ormonde Platerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145096672539029672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-12766513814512316782012-02-17T18:48:58.692-05:002012-02-17T18:48:58.692-05:00Hmm, Mark, how is that different from the posting ...Hmm, Mark, how is that different from the posting of the flags of the various countries in which TEC is present?Canon Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603366613712590504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-3754170320816848602012-02-17T13:19:41.542-05:002012-02-17T13:19:41.542-05:00Nice to see the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Chri...Nice to see the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world and the role of The Anglican Way in that. Nice to be able to preserve that and not think of the unbiblical idea of 'national churches'! St Paul would shudder at the notion.<br /><br />MsgrMsgrnoreply@blogger.com