Recovering the Christian Mind: Educating the Anglican Ministry Today
The story of the up-side down mice (Roald Dahl), as used by Jeremy Begbie. Our challenge: living the right-way up in an upside down world as we await the returning King.
The Vision
Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matt 28:18-20, ESV)
Church's task: turn pagans -> Christians, God's enemies -> friends, children of darkness -> light
- That is the task of the whole Church, and Anglicans have a vital part to play
- Our vision: Reformed Catholicism. Justification by faith understood in Catholic faith and order [Emphasis added]
- Cranmer's vision of a holy nation; but not limited to one nation
- People of prayer, word, sacraments, and a life orientated to service in Christ's name by the Spirit
- High view of the laity (lay theologians and apologists: S.T. Coleridge, D.L. Sayers, C.S. Lewis...)
- High expectation of the ordained: learned clergy (pastor-theologians: Hooker, Donne, Wesley...) To read more, click here.
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