Talks

Setting the Scene

Talk 1 at our 2019 Conference

by Will Strange

Mission and the Sacraments

Talk 2 at our 2019 Conference

by Bishop Philip North

What is the purpose of the sacraments? Are they ancient rites of the church available to all without condition? Or do they demand careful consideration and a call for a lived, personal faith? This session will address some of the changes to the Anglican understanding of the sacraments, specifically in Wales and will assess the implications of this in terms of mission.

Mission & the Uniqueness of Christ

Talk 3 at our 2019 Conference

by Rev'd Dr Lee Gatiss

The mantra “all roads lead to God” is not a new one, yet it is a view which has gathered significant traction both within and outside of our churches in recent years. In a world where truth, morality and ethics are often seen to be relative what place does the church have in declaring that Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life”? What does the church mean when it proclaims Christ as Saviour? How do differences in understanding affect our ability to make evangelism central to the Church in Wales? This session will explore the tensions of proclaiming Jesus as Lord in a world that so often rejects absolutes.

Mission and Authority

Talk 4 at our 2019 Conference

by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali

All Christians are under authority but how is that authority defined with respect to mission? How do we balance the authority of Scripture and of the Church? Where does our ultimate authority lie when the teachings of the Church and the teachings of Scripture differ? This session will explore these themes from an Anglican perspective.

Mission and the Counter-Cultural Church

Talk 5 at our 2019 Conference

by Lorna Ashworth

The church today is faced with many difficult questions on morality and ethics particularly in relation to sexuality. Is there a conflict between being “all things to all people” and being “holy as I am holy”? How should the church stand firm for biblical truth whilst still seeking engagement with the world? Can the church grow by accommodating itself to the tide of current culture? How does the church honour God in a society that doesn't? This session will explore these difficulties particularly in the light of current debates within Anglicanism.

There is but one God, and they that serve him should be one. There is nothing that would render the true religion more lovely, or make more proselytes to it, than to see the professors of it tied together with the heart strings of love. If God be one, let all that profess him be of one mind, and one heart, and thus fulfill Christ's prayer, "that they all may be one.”

Thomas Watson