Too Many Bishops,
... INDEED!
August, 2005
Yes there are right.
As we approach the consecration of a bishop in this organization there are many who question
why we need another bishop in the continuing church. This is a most important question, one
which all in the Continuing Church (CC) can agree. There are just too many, but I must make
an argument for this election. Our new bishop will have no such luxury of just being called
bishop, the next day he will be at work...traveling.
Indeed there are too many bishops in the (CC).
There is one church that has four bishops sitting on the same altar each Sunday. In fact there
are more clergy on their altar in this church than in the pews. (A waste of pews and clergy.)
.
There are bishops who are consecrated without a charge (no church or diocese to lead).
There are bishops, who in their entire life, have never held a charge of being pastor (none).
There are bishops who has never confirmed one person, never opened a church, or beat the
streets looking to open new doors. (Why then be a bishop?)
There are bishops in the CC who call themselves bishop and were never consecrated. (No one
ever challenges it so why not?)
There are bishops who pastored their church for many years and just decided one day that they
wanted to be bishop. So they find three friends who are bishops, get themselves consecrated
and stay at their church for the rest of their lives having themselves called bishop and walking
around in their red shirts.
There are bishops who live in their areas and do not even have an Anglican Church to worship,
thus, they go to the pews of another denomination Sunday after Sunday.
Yes, they are too many bishops in the CC and those who fret about it have valid point.
I am not going to make an argument for our new bishop, some say he is too young, other say
he has not been a priest long enough, but as the ACW moves forward in building this new
mission we will seek men born to leadership and from there the evidence of their deeds will
confirm their resolves.
I recall this fellow in England. He became, Deacon, Priest and Archbishop all in two days, then
he ran the Church. Those who forced these orders on him found out (after he was consecrated)
that he was not their man, but God's man, so they cried aloud, "WILL NO ONE RID ME OF
THIS TROUBLESOME PRIEST?", to wit blind loyalty perused and killed him.
Thomas Beckett was such a man, the story is well known, while our new bishop will not meet
the fate of Thomas, it is my hope that he does the work of Thomas and bringx to the office of
bishop what Thomas proclaimed as, "THE HONOR OF GOD."
I need not go on.
... INDEED!
August, 2005
Yes there are right.
As we approach the consecration of a bishop in this organization there are many who question
why we need another bishop in the continuing church. This is a most important question, one
which all in the Continuing Church (CC) can agree. There are just too many, but I must make
an argument for this election. Our new bishop will have no such luxury of just being called
bishop, the next day he will be at work...traveling.
Indeed there are too many bishops in the (CC).
There is one church that has four bishops sitting on the same altar each Sunday. In fact there
are more clergy on their altar in this church than in the pews. (A waste of pews and clergy.)
.
There are bishops who are consecrated without a charge (no church or diocese to lead).
There are bishops, who in their entire life, have never held a charge of being pastor (none).
There are bishops who has never confirmed one person, never opened a church, or beat the
streets looking to open new doors. (Why then be a bishop?)
There are bishops in the CC who call themselves bishop and were never consecrated. (No one
ever challenges it so why not?)
There are bishops who pastored their church for many years and just decided one day that they
wanted to be bishop. So they find three friends who are bishops, get themselves consecrated
and stay at their church for the rest of their lives having themselves called bishop and walking
around in their red shirts.
There are bishops who live in their areas and do not even have an Anglican Church to worship,
thus, they go to the pews of another denomination Sunday after Sunday.
Yes, they are too many bishops in the CC and those who fret about it have valid point.
I am not going to make an argument for our new bishop, some say he is too young, other say
he has not been a priest long enough, but as the ACW moves forward in building this new
mission we will seek men born to leadership and from there the evidence of their deeds will
confirm their resolves.
I recall this fellow in England. He became, Deacon, Priest and Archbishop all in two days, then
he ran the Church. Those who forced these orders on him found out (after he was consecrated)
that he was not their man, but God's man, so they cried aloud, "WILL NO ONE RID ME OF
THIS TROUBLESOME PRIEST?", to wit blind loyalty perused and killed him.
Thomas Beckett was such a man, the story is well known, while our new bishop will not meet
the fate of Thomas, it is my hope that he does the work of Thomas and bringx to the office of
bishop what Thomas proclaimed as, "THE HONOR OF GOD."
I need not go on.