WOMEN BISHOPS AND RECEPTION: A Global Anglican Essay
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll NOTE: The following essay was written for the GAFCON Task Force for Women in the Episcopate and submitted in its Interim Report (2019). It was…
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THE PROSPEROUS FARMER’S SOUL MEETS A.I.
A Sermon Preached at St. Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia, PA August 3, 2025 Readings for Pentecost 8: Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11; Colossians 3:5-17; Luke 12:13-21 And I will say to my soul,…
CRITICAL LOVERS AND LOVING CRITICS: Why I Put Out the Flag on Independence Day
NOTE: I preached this meditation on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at my local church in Pittsburgh. It is now available in my recent book: Millennial People, Boomer Priest: My Year…
ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH SECURE? An Appeal to the Global South Fellowship and Gafcon
Twice in the past six months, prominent Anglican theologians have written articles questioning the formularies of Global South entities: Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GFSA). Both…
THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION ON SCRIPTURE: A Via Media for Orthodox Anglicans?
Note: The following article appeared in The Anglican Way 2.3 (2023), Used with permission. In a recent online article, three prominent North American Anglican theologians ask whether the “Reset” announced…
DON’T! (Then) … GET OFF THE TIGER’S BACK! (Now)
Observing from across the Atlantic as the “Living in Love and Faith” process slouches toward its predetermined destination – the authorization of same-sex blessings (and later marriage) – I happened…
THE DESCENT OF THE DRAGON AND THE ANGELIC GLEANERS: A Sermon for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
I preached this sermon at Trinity School for Ministry on September 28, 1988. For a subsequent sermon, see “All Things Visible and Invisible.” Lessons for the DayRevelation 12Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 You…
INDIGENIZING GLOBAL ANGLICANISM: The Next Step in Resetting the Anglican Communion
I began this essay one day after the announcement of the “Kigali Commitment,” the communiqué of the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Many Anglicans are rejoicing in…
GAFCON: Foundational Texts
A Plenary Address to the GAFCON IV Assembly18 April 2023The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Praise the Lord, brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion! This is my fourth GAFCON. You…
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Fourteen Theses for Global Anglicans
by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll For an onlne Commentary on the Fourteen Theses, see here. For a downloadable PDF, see here. I was glad when they said to me,…