Posted on | April 14, 2010
If you are interested in standing for the General Synod election this summer, it might be worth a few minutes of your time to visit this link:
http://www.generalsynodelections2010.org/
Posted on | April 13, 2010
As you are no doubt aware, this summer sees the elections for a new General Synod which will hold office until 2015. This is a key time in the history of the Church of England, and you are no doubt aware of the importance of a clear evangelical voice at this critical level of the Church’s decision making process.
What can you do to help?
- First, pray: that God will have mercy on the Church of England, that He will raise up candidates who will stand for His truth and His gospel in General Synod; and that He would show you whom you might encourage to stand for election; and that He would overrule in who is elected this year.
- Secondly, consider before God whether He is call you to stand for election; and/or encourage other able candidates, both clergy and lay, to stand.
- Thirdly, ensure that you have a full quota of deanery synod members in place. The lay members of the deanery synods are the electorate for the lay members of General Synod. Every vote counts, but if deanery synod places are left unfilled they cannot vote! If you have vacancies and have not yet held your APCM please ensure that reliable candidates are nominated. If you have held your APCM and still have vacancies please make sure your PCC exercises its power to appoint people to fill them. (Since new deanery synods are re-elected next year anyone elected at this year’s APCM or appointed by their PCC will only have to serve for one year; if they really cannot face a full year they can resign in October!)
- Fourthly, when the voting papers arrive please make sure that any licensed clergy or lay deanery synod members you know actually vote – preferably as soon as the papers arrive before it gets forgotten. In 2005 only 63% of London electors actually voted, so over a third did not. Please ensure that every evangelical elector casts his or her vote.
Once nominations have closed in August we will be seeking to support those evangelical candidates who are standing for election.
In Christ.