In a little over two hours time it will be formally announced that Justin Welby, currently the Bishop of Durham, will become the new Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding Rowan Williams as the next occupant of Lambeth Palace. Of course, we …

Appointing Justin – A Lesson in Communication Read more »

Update : 1700 UK Saturday 29th September I’ve spoken at length this afternoon with Arun Arora (the Church of England Director of Communications) and it’s clear that what he was trying to communicate through various parties yesterday was not a confirmation …

Breaking – What’s going on with the CNC? Read more »

Right folks, let’s chew the cud together. After the departure of Richard Turnbull, Wycliffe Hall will shortly advertise for a new Principal. Any sensible suggestions? I have one idea but I want to hear your suggestions first, both for what …

Summer Speculation – Wycliffe Hall Read more »

I need your help! I want to run a project around the selection of a new Archbishop of Canterbury. I would like to, as an experiment in crowd decision making, set-up a prediction exchange market on the appointment of Rowan’s successor. The problem …

Calling all Geeks… Read more »

As you probably know by now, two of the candidates for the post of Bishop Suffragan in Los Angeles are in sexual relationships outside of marriage, exactly the kind of thing that Rowan in his recent letter said was simply …

What are the Odds? Read more »

Not only has Nick Baines just spent the last few days in the part of the world where all the best people come from, his latest blog post includes a not so subtle hand-slapping of the Dean of Southwark Cathedral …

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