The Winchester Diocese Mission Action Report and the discoveries I am making about the dominant control the HTB / Church Revitalisation Trust axis has over the Church of England has added to my understanding of why the LLF project to which the present Archbishop of York and Archbishop Justin Welby committed themselves with the phrase “radical new Christian inclusion” has been doomed to failure in General Synod.
Back home on Sunday evening after worshipping at St Michael’s Basingstoke in the morning, I felt totally exhausted, beaten up by the Basingstoke HTB God squad, my body somatising all the fake, manipulative, stressful pressure of the unhealthy HTB routine, contaminating heart, mind, body and soul. My emotional equilibrium has also been affected by the reactions from the GAFCON axis to Archbishop Sarah’s appointment to Canterbury and the reactions from various organisations and individuals to the House of Bishops failure to make any progress in the Living and Love and Faith process.
This is a highly personal reflection from a prejudiced position. I’m looking for depth, reflection, contemporary awareness of theology, justice, intelligence, awareness, stillness, contemplation, beauty, goodness, love and wisdom. I have come to the conclusion that the Holy Spirit is failing to update the software and hardware operating systems of faith within the Church of England is supposed to operate and be inspired by.
