Missionaries, not management consultants.
The dust is only just beginning to settle from General Synod. I know it might sound preposterous to talk about the Church of England’s parliament in terms redolent of a gunfight in the Old West: gunfights in the Old West were often conducted in a friendlier spirit. There were the usual vicious fights about sex, as bishops said one thing and then voted in a completely different way.
- ▪The dust is only just beginning to settle from General Synod.
- ▪I know it might sound preposterous to talk about the Church of England’s parliament in terms redolent of a gunfight in the Old West: gunfights in the Old West were often conducted in a friendlier spirit.
- ▪There were the usual vicious fights about sex, as bishops said one thing and then voted in a completely different way.
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| Original publisher | The Critic |
| Canonical URL | https://thecritic.co.uk/missionaries-not-management-consultants/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:00:18 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T02:24:55.957Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T02:25:07.398Z |
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The dust is only just beginning to settle from General Synod. I know it might sound preposterous to talk about the Church of England’s parliament in terms redolent of a gunfight in the Old West: gunfights in the Old West were often conducted in a friendlier spirit. There were the usual vicious fights about sex, as bishops said one thing and then voted in a completely different way. There was an exceptionally unedifying scrap over a report into the State of Israel, which has possibly done serious harm to interfaith relationships. There was even a bit of rancour about Net Zero. A full house for 2026 Britain! It is often said that the Church doesn’t represent the nation any more.
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