It seems that our cousins in the Church of England have voted in favour of bringing in legislation which will result in bishops being consecrated who happen to be female.
We debated and voted on this a few years ago. It was quite a good debate, I seem to remember. Charitable and thoughtful and followed by […]

Crossed to the dark south side of the city last night for our pre-synod meeting. This is where General Synod members from the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway go through the synod agenda and mull it over before actually going to synod to do the business in a fortnight.
This year promises to be quite a […]

Raspberry Rabbit has more car stickers which are not to be missed.
I had not realised that this was a competition.
More please.

There have been a few (episcopal) head over the parapet moments recently that should not go unspotted.
Firstly, Bishop Idris’s interview on Good Friday. (I was too occupied listening to Fr Primus preaching on Good Friday that I did not spot it at the time). It can be found here.
Then there was Bishop Robert’s piece […]

Last Saturday was the diocesan synod here in Glasgow and Galloway. I came back from it pretty depressed and with powerpoint fatigue.
Why depressed? Well, I’m starting to feel uncomfortable about hearing conversations about mission being held as though it is inevitable that congregations will shrink, clergy will die off and become rarer and there will […]

Someone was speaking to me the other day about a post that I wrote some time ago about Local Collaborative Ministry, as opposed to local collaborative ministry. (See the post itself and the comments following for the difference between the two). My interlocutor said that I was being too harsh in what I said about […]

The Scottish Episcopal Church now has a published response to the draft Anglican covenant. Although I have one strong reservation about something that it says, I do broadly welcome it.
My reservation is over the phrase, “There is much in the Draft Covenant which we wish to commend: we appreciate its rootedness in Scripture, …” It […]

To St Matthews just up the road last night for a special service to mark the arrival of their priest-in-charge. Fr David has arrived from the bright lights of Hove to a part of Glasgow that is, well, sans beach and sans bright lights.
There was a strong sense of the right person being called to […]

Now then SEC bloggers, could I have your attention for a moment.
The “new” SEC website has a page which links to SEC Bloggers and some guidelines are needed as to who should be included.
Below is an initial attempt to formulate something. Could I have responses please either in the comments below or via other methods […]

Up to Aberdeen today for the consecration of Bishop Robert of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. As he is almost universally known as Bob, “Bishop Robert” does not roll off the tongue terribly easily.
I was met outside the Cathedral by the Dean of the Diocese who gave me strict instructions that once the procession […]