A number of baby boomers have complained recently that church is "too
Anglican" since I became the rector.

They flesh it out like this: "You see, Glenn, this church has become
something of a community church and by making it "too Anglican" you
are driving people away.

Hang on! Last I checked the sign at the front still said "Anglican"
and the building we enjoy the free use of still belong to the Property
Trust of the Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney. And of course there
are many other benefits of being part of the denomination.

It strikes me as a little selfish to expect something for nothing at a
local level and not to ackowedge the denomination behind it.

Over the next few weeks I'll engage with the specific complaints of
those who are complaining to me about my being "too Anglican" but for
now, given the Reformed, evalgelical character of true Anglicanism,
there is no greater compliment they pay me. If Anglicanism offends
them, well, I'm VERY sad to see them leave. But if Anglicanism offends
them they are not going to find me willing to soften the gospel in
order to remove offence.

I'll develop this thread over coming weeks.

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Mick Grantham  - Too Anglican?   |source59.101.104.41 |14-04-2010 05:04:09 Too Anglican? Even Anglicans are allowed to be Christians! Reply | Quote 0   0

John Alchin  - That what we get when...   |source122.106.154.212 |27-02-2010 03:12:14 That's what we get when we raise a generation of AngloPresbyBaptists schooled in parachurch Anglicanism. They have no idea about Anglican formularies; why we're not Prebyterians although close; and sadly you can go through Moore without having much ado about things Anglican and then be given a parish! In ecclesiology, doctrine and culture we have as much to give as we have to learn from others. We should stop the cringe and despising of our heritage. Reply | Quote 0   0

Rob Stanley  - Stay faithful...   |source124.168.227.214 |24-02-2010 04:30:43 Hey Grenn, You stay faithful, and I'll keep praying for you ...And I'm sure God's Lithgow flock are doing the same thing. BTW, I like Dave's comments on Facebook; I think he put it well. R) Reply | Quote 0   0

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