Anglican Evangelical Assembly Calls for Bold Mission as Modern Witnesses
The annual meeting of the Anglican Evangelical Assembly took place this week at St Helen’s
Bishopsgate, London.
Posted: Friday, October 7 , 2005, 11:20 (UK)

The Chairman of the Church of England Evangelical Council this week spoke at the annual meeting of the Anglican Evangelical Assembly at St Helen’s Bishopsgate, London. According to the Church of England newspaper, Paul Gardner, the Archdeacon of Exeter said, “The gloves are off as we fight for the gospel now. The liberals see this as a fight to the death – and think we will lose.”

At the Assembly, Rev Gardner was critical of the theological courses offered for ordination. He stated, “It is impossible to give students [on the courses] a full biblical and systematic approach to their future ministries. Ethics is not linked with Biblical studies and pastoral practice is not linked with doctrine and so on. Such atomism is catastrophic.”

The situation of the Church in Brazil was a major focal point of discussions at the Assembly. Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti from the Recife Diocese was one of 33 clergymen deposed by the Archbishop of Brazil. He said, “The great danger in a situation like ours is to spend all energies in the conflict in its several areas: theological, political, legal and paralyse the life and mission. The rest