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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Anglicans and Homosexuality (A liberal response)

Sept. 30, 2007 Honestly! By Harry T. Cook The laughing academy formerly known as the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. has distinguished itself after the manner of the United States Senate and other equivocating bodies in attempting to fool most of the people most of the time. They fooled some […]

Anglicans and Homosexuality (2007)

ECUSA House of Bishops: A Statement House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church New Orleans, Louisiana September 25, 2007 A Response to Questions and Concerns Raised by our Anglican Communion Partners: In accordance with Our Lord’s high priestly prayer that we be one, and in the spirit of Resolution A159 of the 75th General Convention, […]

Homosexuality relationships and the Australian Labor Party

CLARIFICATION OF LABOR POLICY ON HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS Many folk have contacted the Australian Prayer Network since the Make it Count 2007 gathering in Canberra last month seeking clarification of Kevin Rudd’s remarks on the issue of homosexual equality in relationships and marriage. In response to his comments in Canberra he was asked to further clarify […]

Functional & Non-Functional Christian Leadership

Review | Functional & Non-Functional Christian Leadership Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough During my recent postgraduate studies on Christian leadership in the USA, well over 90% of my seminary’s required reading originated in the Global North. Yet in my personal experience — loosely speaking — there are vast differences between Christian leadership paradigms in the Global […]

Accident

Two men walk into a bar… You’d think the second man would have seen it.

Woman Speak

Ten statements women use… 1 “Fine”. This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2 “Five Minutes”. If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes […]

Bad news week for ex-gay ministries

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 / 11:05 AM SUMMARY: More than 8 percent of men in a study funded by Exodus report being gayer than before, while another “ex-gay” leader is convicted of sexual assault. Two scholars funded by the “ex-gay” ministry Exodus reported greatly mixed results this week in the most ambitious study yet on […]

Letter from Bishop Spong to Archbishop Rowan Williams

Dear Rowan, I am delighted that you have agreed to meet with the House of Bishops of the American Episcopal Church in September, even if you appear to be unwilling to come alone. It has seemed strange that you, who have had so much to say about the American Church, have not been willing to […]

What is a Missional Church?

One important note before you continue: On this website, the term “church” refers to the people of God; the called out ones; those formed for his dwelling and bearers of his presence in the world. It doesn’t refer to a building, denomination or physical location. So when you read “church,” think of yourself and your […]

U K: Sexual Orientation and Religious Liberty

Subj: UK: Sexual Orientation and Religious Liberty – UPDATE. The Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs) imposed on Northern Ireland by the British government before devolution, became law on 1 January 2007. Similar SORs became law in England, Wales and Scotland on 30 April. The Christian Institute secured the right to a judicial review of Northern Ireland’s […]