Press release from the Church of England
Meeting of the House of Bishops – July 2024
16/07/2024
The House of Bishops convened online on 15 July.
The House discussed the next steps for the LLF process following the motion passed by the General Synod earlier in the month, including plans for bishops to join the existing LLF Working Groups, form a new group to work on a bishops’ statement, and to explore the possibility of a residential meeting later in 2024.
They also considered how the Church can support and engage with the new Government, discussing the current strategic political challenges both in the UK and globally, and reviewing the #PrayYourPart election campaign.
The bishops passed votes to progress the implementation of a regional model for safeguarding and to review the Bishops’ regulations for Reader ministry, last updated 24 years ago. They also noted the annual report of the Standing Commission on the Five Guiding Principles.
I wonder if any minutes of this meeting will be made available in line with the paper on Trust at Synod. The press release is welcome. I do wonder about the wisdom of the bishops getting involved with the LLF groups over and above their recent involvement. They clearly need to be involved in producing their “Bishops Statement” but the other groups desperately need to be composed of members of synod from a wider background. Much play is made of the word “stakeholder” in selecting the makeup of these groups but to be honest we are all stakeholders in the… Read more »
Where can we see the annual report of the Standing Commission on the Five Guiding Principles?