The talk and posturing over the place of evangelicals in the Church of England seems to have been endless. But after a few false dawns, a significant step towards an alternative oversight system for confessing evangelicals has been announced here.
The Anglican Mission in England (AMIE) held its inaugural event last wednesday at the Evangelical Ministers Assembly in London, and a new office will be opened in central London for the organisation which will be overseen by a number of bishops, from the UK and overseas.
Update: Rev Richard Perkins writes with some helpful explanation of what the AMIE means in practice.
Tim Thornborough is the founder and Publishing Director of The Good Book Company. He is series editor of Explore Bible-reading notes, the author of The Very Best Bible Stories series, and has contributed to many books published by The Good Book Company and others. Tim is married to Kathy, and they have three adult daughters.