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Was just wondering if there were any evangelical anglicans out there?! Saying hello 
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Evangelical Anglicans?
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aussie_anglican
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I doubt your understanding of evangelical and my understanding are the same...but hello all the same
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Was just wondering if there were any evangelical anglicans out there?! Saying hello
I am an evangelical.
Welcome to CF
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aussie_anglican
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You have to expand on this
well according to Encyclopdeia britannica an evangelical Anglican is someone who Empathises the Protestant rather than the Catholic heritage of the Anglican Communion.
I would defend that Anglican church is a contintauion of the non-papal catholic religion in the british Isles, despite the very protestant leanings in the early years of the reformation in england.
Encyclopdeia britannica also says that evangelical Anglicans emphasizes biblical faith, personal conversion, piety (I too would would subscribe to this) but im not a bibical literalist either.
prehaps Evangelical Catholic Anglican is best suited to thological opinion.
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The problem with the term "evangelical" is that it can mean many different things. To some it means someone who is conservative in their theology. To others it is someone who works for the poor, disadvantaged and the environment (sometimes referred to as the evangelical left).
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Evangelise is to tell someone something they dont know isnt it? The Encycopedia can help with that definition but so can the NT when it describes some in the church to be evangelists and spread the gospel.
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Evangelise and evangelical are not necessarily the same thing. A good description of what evangelicalism is (and isn't) is here: Evangelicalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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It seems that to be called an evangelical Episcopal/Anglican church means something different in the UK and in the US and probably different again in Australia.
Also, I don't think that an evangelical Episcopal church in the US would be considered an evangelical church by the evangelicals in the US. After all, many evangelicals have trouble even accepting TEC and other "mainline" churches as being Christain, never mind evangelicals.
Also, I don't think that an evangelical Episcopal church in the US would be considered an evangelical church by the evangelicals in the US. After all, many evangelicals have trouble even accepting TEC and other "mainline" churches as being Christain, never mind evangelicals.
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The Evangelical wing of the CofE is the Protestant wing, emphasising the authority of Scripture over tradition and reason.
It is also strong in mission and the need to transform communities and lives.
There are many big city churches, as have been mentioned here (add on St Mary's Bryanston Square, Jesmond Parish Church and P&G in the SEC).
However, big city churches are not typical. They are over-represented by young affluent people. There are strong evangelical churches in every deanery, often the biggest church in terms of attendance and parish share. These churches have the full age range and more diverse worship styles.
American fundamentalists have given evangelicals a bad name, but every wing of the church has this problem.
It is also strong in mission and the need to transform communities and lives.
There are many big city churches, as have been mentioned here (add on St Mary's Bryanston Square, Jesmond Parish Church and P&G in the SEC).
However, big city churches are not typical. They are over-represented by young affluent people. There are strong evangelical churches in every deanery, often the biggest church in terms of attendance and parish share. These churches have the full age range and more diverse worship styles.
American fundamentalists have given evangelicals a bad name, but every wing of the church has this problem.
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You can tell that Naomi is an evangelical because her church doesn't have pews as ordained by God and because they celebrate communion on a "table". But we still love her and accept her for who she is.
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Absolutely. I know when I shared with an evangelical friend that I was now attending a church in TEC, she started wondering why I would attend such a "liberal" church. If I told her that there are some that could be considered evangelical I doubt that she'd believe me.
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Yes, folks often look to the national church leadership and make judgements regarding every local church and every priest. Of course, TEC includes a great variety as does the Anglican Communion as a whole (we are a big tent). We make a big deal regarding homosexual clergy, and dealing with this issue is indeed very important to the church as a whole. However, this issue has very little effect on 90% of our churches.
BTW, our diocese is still in TEC although we are likely to get kicked out. Our bishop chooses to remain as long as we can. The Communion is very important to us.
In the end, the local church is the most important element of our Christain lives. As has been said, it is not the label on the door that is critical.
BTW, our diocese is still in TEC although we are likely to get kicked out. Our bishop chooses to remain as long as we can. The Communion is very important to us.
In the end, the local church is the most important element of our Christain lives. As has been said, it is not the label on the door that is critical.
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How do charismatic churches fit in? I understand that most churches have healing services. I know some of the city church are charismatic as well as evangelical? Is that just concentrated in UK big cities or are charismatic churches (or services) common elsewhere in the Communion.
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I think the charismatic churches would generally be seen as evangelical (except by evangelicals who don't like charismatics of course). When I was at university in Cambridge there were two CofE churches 200feet away from each other. Both were "evangelical" both had contemporary services but one was charismatic and one wasn't. Needless to say they typically didn't get on very well.
The charismatic edge in the UK (David Watson, Bishop Pytches (New Wine and Soul Survivor), Nicky Gumble) is a product of the visits of John Wimber and his team from the US - part of the Vineyard movement. In the UK he tried to work within the CofE instead of starting a new denomination. I don't know if anything similar happened anywhere else.
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