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Evangelical Anglican?
That's an oxymoron if ever I heard one.
I was told once that all this yapping about Jesus and being saved had no place in the Anglican church or in a priest's duties.
That was from a bishop, dear reader.
"Don't you know," he said, "that the priesthood is just a job?"
That little bit of enlightenment was offered to me after I put in seven years of work and study.
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The truth is that evangelism is good for the soul; yours as well as the lost.
If you are an Anglican and feel called to evangelism, you would be well advised to find spiritual support elsewhere.
I hope no-one minds me asking this question but ... how would you define evangelical? Not sure if I could say if I'm an Evangelical Anglican without understanding better what's meant by this term.
Completely disagree. Priesthood being a job? Well that makes me feel sick to the back teeth. All Anglicans should be Evangelical. I'm glad I belong to an Evangelical Anglican church. Jesus is the main thing, and Im keen on sticking to that
Justification by faith and just being all about Jesus and what he's done for us!
Other terms are Gospel Christians, Bible Believing, etc.
I'm an Anglican but I'm more a a sacramental, having more in common with Roman Catholic belief and tradition than my evangelical brethren.
I don't know if your talking specifically about members of the Episcopal Church of the United States, the Church of England or the Anglican Communion in general but from my experience, those Anglcian i know who claim to be Evangelicals are nothing like the Evangelcials that you ahve in America. Most of them believe in evolution, do not take scripture litterally and still adhere for the most part to liturgical traditions which they don't always believe are neccessary but but do because of cannon law for example. I worshipped for 18 months in a Parish that called its self Evangelical and by Anglican standards it was, though in comparison to other churches it seemed most similar to the more liberal methodists and soem baptists. This church had an impressive colelction of stained glass but had no liturgical coloursl, no crucifix, no tabernacle, no stoup and during communion they used ordinary bread and wine instead of waifers and communion wine. Howeve, in the service, they used the Common Worship liturgy and the Book of COmmon prayer but never mentioned feast days except for the big ones liek Easter and Christmas and even then I can remember Easter communion being celebrated much the same as it would any other Sunday.