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.
I would like to be part of a Church that is evolving spiritually, theologically and culturally, intentionally responding to the movements of our time: the climate crisis, poverty, war, abuse, the transformation of the place of minorities and those against whom prejudice is expressed. I would like a Church that is growing, maturing, overcoming prejudice, committed to radical new Christian inclusion more than it is committed to growth in numbers and income – AND is committing resources to this ambitious Christian vision.
