A friend helpfully pointed out to me the official process by which the Archbishop of Canterbury is appointed. I thought it might be helpful to share it with everyone here:
The responsibility for choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury rests with the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC). Its task is to submit the name of a preferred candidate (and a second appointable candidate) to the Prime Minister who is constitutionally responsible for tendering advice on the appointment to the Queen.
The membership of the CNC is prescribed in the Standing Orders of the General Synod. When an Archbishop of Canterbury is to be chosen there are 16 voting members:
- The Chair (a layperson) – to be appointed by the Prime Minister
- A Bishop - to be elected by the House of Bishops
- The Archbishop of York or, if he chooses not to be a member of the CNC, a further Bishop to be elected by the House of Bishops
- Six representatives elected from the Diocese of Canterbury by their Vacancy in See Committee
- The six representatives (three clergy and three lay) elected by General Synod to serve as members of the Commission for a five year period
- A member of the Primates Meeting of the Anglican Communion elected by the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion.
- In addition, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Prime Minister’s Appointments Secretary and the Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments are non-voting members of the Commission.
Before the Commission first meets there will be an extensive consultation process to determine the needs of the diocese, the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. This has several phases;
- The diocesan Vacancy in See Committee will prepare a brief description of the diocese and a statement setting out the desired profile of the new Archbishop
- The Prime Minister’s and Archbishops’ Secretaries for Appointments will conduct a wider consultation exercise to inform the Commission’s consideration of the needs of the mission of the wider Church of England and the Anglican Communion.
The expectation is that the Commission will have an initial meeting around the end of May to agree its process, which is likely to continue over the summer. The number of meetings will be for the Commission to determine. The process will among other things include;
- Review of background material and results of the consultations, discussion of the challenges for the next Archbishop and, in the light of these, consideration of the personal qualities required.
- Consideration of candidates
- Voting to identify the recommended candidate and a second appointable candidate, whose names will go forward to the Prime Minister.
Since 2007 the agreed convention in relation to episcopal appointments has been that the Prime Minister commends the name preferred by the Commission to the Queen. The second name is identified in case, for whatever reason, there is a change of circumstances which means that the appointment of the CNC’s recommended candidate cannot proceed.
Once the Queen has approved the chosen candidate and he has indicated a willingness to serve, 10 Downing St will announce the name of the Archbishop-designate.
The College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral formally elect the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
The election is confirmed by a commission of diocesan bishops in a legal ceremony (the Confirmation of Election), which confers the office of Archbishop on him.
The new Archbishop does homage to Her Majesty.
The new Archbishop is formally enthroned in Canterbury Cathedral.
Further details on the nomination process for Diocesan Bishops can be found at at the Church of England website.
This includes the particular arrangements made for the See of Canterbury.
There are six principal aspects to the job of the Archbishop of Canterbury:
1. The Archbishop is the Bishop of the Canterbury Diocese. He has delegated much of his responsibility for the diocese to the Bishop of Dover, who leads a senior staff team of the Dean, three Archdeacons and the Diocesan Secretary. The Archbishop continues to take a keen interest in the affairs of the diocese, attend staff and other meetings, the annual residential staff meeting, and the Archbishop’s Council of the diocese when possible.
2. The Archbishop of Canterbury is also a Metropolitan, having metropolitical jurisdiction throughout the 30 dioceses of the Province of Canterbury. As such, he can conduct formal visitations of those dioceses when necessary. Establishing close links with bishops in his Province is an important part of his work and he visits three dioceses each year. It is a Metropolitan’s responsibility to act as chief consecrator at the consecration of new bishops, grant various permissions, licences and faculties, appoint to parishes where the patron has failed to do so within the prescribed time limits, act as Visitor of various institutions and release, where appropriate, those who have taken religious vows. He and the Archbishop of York are joint Presidents of the General Synod. The Archbishop of Canterbury is Chairman and the Archbishop of York Vice-Chairman of the House of Bishops and the Crown Nominations Commission.Two Provincial Episcopal Visitors report to the Archbishop in relation to the 163 parishes in the southern province which have petitioned for extended episcopal care under the Episcopal Ministry Act of Synod.
3. As leader of the ‘Church by Law Established’ the Archbishop, in his capacity as Primate of All England, is ‘chaplain to the nation’, classically exemplified at a coronation. More routinely he has regular audiences with the Queen and the Prime Minister, and is frequently in touch with senior Ministers of State and with the Leaders of Opposition Parties. In addition, both Archbishops and 24 other senior bishops have seats in the House of Lords.
4. The Archbishop is the Focus of Unity for the Anglican Communion. He is convener and host of the Lambeth Conference, President of the Anglican Consultative Council, and Chair of the Primates’ meeting. In these roles he travels extensively throughout the Anglican Communion, visiting provinces and dioceses, and supporting and encouraging the witness of the Church in very diverse contexts. As primus inter pares among the bishops, he has a special concern for those in episcopal ministry.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is, along with the Bishop of Rome and the Ecumenical Patriarch, widely regarded as an international spiritual leader, representing the Christian Church. On overseas visits, a meeting with the Head of State is almost always a part of the programme, as are meetings with other significant political persons.
5. The Archbishop has a national and international ecumenical role; nationally he is one of the Presidents of Churches Together in England, who provide strategic guidance to ecumenical endeavours.
6. The Archbishop takes the lead in relationships with members of other faith communities both in this country and overseas, reflecting the increasing significance of those communities for the context in which the Church’s mission and ministry take place.
(Source: Archbishop of Canterbury website
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Circuit Riders
If you are captivated by the vision of revival in England bursting forth from the power of the simple gospel, then Running For Archbishop encourages you to consider signing up for the Circuit Riders training camp this July.
In the early settlement of the United States of America the frontiers were large and people were few and far between. With a passionate disregard for personal comfort and carrying only what they could fit into their saddlebags, “circuit riders” were a band of believers committed to carrying the message and worship of Christ to the most remote locations in a wild new land. Week after week they travelled by horseback through their appointed circuits, sometimes with days of arduous travel between each arrival. Stopping wherever they could find a willing audience, the circuit riders were committed to deliver the word of God to those least likely to have heard it, and those most in need of it.
The YWAM Circuit Riders Seminar echoes the calling of those early frontiersmen. The seminar is for those who are willing to sacrifice their own gain and comfort for the privilege of sharing the news of the bounteous life offered through faith in Jesus.
YWAM Harpenden is hosting the Seminar for leaders who want to be a part of a new journey to new frontiers in order to introduce those who are lost to the God who saves, and to excite believers with a fresh desire to do the same all over the world.
The seminar lasts for two weeks, and will be hosted at YWAM’s campus in Harpenden, less than an hour’s travel from the Olympic stadium. It will be followed by a two-week outreach working with Forever, the YWAM ministry coordinating YWAM’s 2012 Olympic outreach, to the Olympic locations across England.
The seminar seeks to help students pursue the following :
- personal freedom and breakthroughs in areas of your life that are not in line with the teaching of Jesus.
- Confidence to boldly teach and preach the gospel
- Understanding of how to pray for God to work miraculously through you
- Foundational understanding of the word of God and how to grow in your faith and live more like Jesus
- Learning in how to help others be more like Christ and to multiply that understanding
- A lifestyle characterized by the pursuit of spiritual disciplines
This Circuit Riders Seminar is open to all, not just to those that have done a Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM. Following the completion of the seminar, those who desire further training can apply for a Discipleship Training School with YWAM or (if a DTS has already been completed), other leadership development training.
The Outreach (Circuits):
Our desire is that each trainee will carry out the simple tenets of Jesus’ ministry: Preach the gospel, teach biblical truth, pray for the sick, move in the supernatural, and call others to join us unto the fulfillment of the great commission. We desire to live from a foundation of worship and intercession to simply adore our great God, to receive His heart and strategies for nations and to commission those ready to respond to the call.
There will be short organized outreaches following this 2-week seminar. We encourage each trainee to participate in these outreaches before returning to their university, home church, work place, or YWAM base to teach and live out what they received. Following the completion of outreach, those who desire further training can do a DTS with YWAM or if a DTS has already been completed, a leadership development track is offered at the University of the Nations.
Contact Us:
circuitriders@ywamharpenden.org
In the early settlement of the United States of America the frontiers were large and people were few and far between. With a passionate disregard for personal comfort and carrying only what they could fit into their saddlebags, “circuit riders” were a band of believers committed to carrying the message and worship of Christ to the most remote locations in a wild new land. Week after week they travelled by horseback through their appointed circuits, sometimes with days of arduous travel between each arrival. Stopping wherever they could find a willing audience, the circuit riders were committed to deliver the word of God to those least likely to have heard it, and those most in need of it.
The YWAM Circuit Riders Seminar echoes the calling of those early frontiersmen. The seminar is for those who are willing to sacrifice their own gain and comfort for the privilege of sharing the news of the bounteous life offered through faith in Jesus.
YWAM Harpenden is hosting the Seminar for leaders who want to be a part of a new journey to new frontiers in order to introduce those who are lost to the God who saves, and to excite believers with a fresh desire to do the same all over the world.
The seminar lasts for two weeks, and will be hosted at YWAM’s campus in Harpenden, less than an hour’s travel from the Olympic stadium. It will be followed by a two-week outreach working with Forever, the YWAM ministry coordinating YWAM’s 2012 Olympic outreach, to the Olympic locations across England.
The seminar seeks to help students pursue the following :
- personal freedom and breakthroughs in areas of your life that are not in line with the teaching of Jesus.
- Confidence to boldly teach and preach the gospel
- Understanding of how to pray for God to work miraculously through you
- Foundational understanding of the word of God and how to grow in your faith and live more like Jesus
- Learning in how to help others be more like Christ and to multiply that understanding
- A lifestyle characterized by the pursuit of spiritual disciplines
This Circuit Riders Seminar is open to all, not just to those that have done a Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM. Following the completion of the seminar, those who desire further training can apply for a Discipleship Training School with YWAM or (if a DTS has already been completed), other leadership development training.
The Outreach (Circuits):
Our desire is that each trainee will carry out the simple tenets of Jesus’ ministry: Preach the gospel, teach biblical truth, pray for the sick, move in the supernatural, and call others to join us unto the fulfillment of the great commission. We desire to live from a foundation of worship and intercession to simply adore our great God, to receive His heart and strategies for nations and to commission those ready to respond to the call.
There will be short organized outreaches following this 2-week seminar. We encourage each trainee to participate in these outreaches before returning to their university, home church, work place, or YWAM base to teach and live out what they received. Following the completion of outreach, those who desire further training can do a DTS with YWAM or if a DTS has already been completed, a leadership development track is offered at the University of the Nations.
Contact Us:
circuitriders@ywamharpenden.org
Friday, May 25, 2012
Running For Archbishop
I'm delighted to announce the launch of the Running For Archbishop campaign. Please 'Like' us on Facebook and pass on word of this to all that you think might be interested.
To explain, Running For Archbishop is three things:
a 3 part strategy to revive England,
a 7 city tour to share the vision,
a 30 reason campaign to be Archbishop of Canterbury.
The inspirations are:
Psalm 2:8 "Ask of Me and I will give you the nations"
Habakkuk 2:2 "Write the vision clearly on tablets, so that he may run who reads it",
and 1 Timothy 3:1 "This is a true saying: if anyone desires to be bishop, it is a good work".
3 Part Strategy
The strategy is simple:
1. Save the lost,
2. Revive the saved,
3. Train them all.
7 City Tour
Starting on the 1st June, we will be visiting
St Albans -- 1st June
Cambridge -- 4th June
Coventry -- 5th June
Oxford -- 6th June
Southampton -- 11th June
London -- 13th June
before finally making our way to
Canterbury -- 15th June
In each city we will be going onto the streets to share the gospel in the afternoon,
before gathering in the evening to worship and explain the vision for the revival of England.
If you are in any of those cities on those dates and would like to be involved, please get in touch.
30 Reason Campaign
Throughout June, I will each day be offering a reason on Youtube why a Mere Human like myself, a twenty-four year old who hasn't even been ordained, would make a good Archbishop of Canterbury.
Now, the position of Archbishop of Canterbury is a vitally important one and also very difficult: as the outgoing Archbishop Rowan Williams has said, his successor would need "the constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros!" Apart from that there are various other criteria that a potential Archbishop would need to fulfil: most fundamentally, he would need to be a Christian who fulfils the biblical requirements for a bishop, and then he would also need to submit to the standards of orthodox Anglican faith. Vitally, he would need to know how to respond to the various challenges currently facing not only the Anglican church but also the English nation. Then there are various other skills that a satisfactory Archbishop would be expected to possess. And above all else he would need to have a compelling vision and a simple strategy for the revival and reformation of England.
But with all due respect, I think I fulfil all the necessary criteria ;) Though if there are any other serious candidates for the position, then I invite them to present their own set of reasons.
Anyway, please forward on word of this to all that you think might be interested and 'Like' us on Facebook.
Grace and peace,
+Peter Albion
_________
Running For Archbishop is a Mere Human scheme, in association with the Circuit Riders school. happening at YWAM Harpenden from the 1st-14th July.
To explain, Running For Archbishop is three things:
a 3 part strategy to revive England,
a 7 city tour to share the vision,
a 30 reason campaign to be Archbishop of Canterbury.
The inspirations are:
Psalm 2:8 "Ask of Me and I will give you the nations"
Habakkuk 2:2 "Write the vision clearly on tablets, so that he may run who reads it",
and 1 Timothy 3:1 "This is a true saying: if anyone desires to be bishop, it is a good work".
3 Part Strategy
The strategy is simple:
1. Save the lost,
2. Revive the saved,
3. Train them all.
7 City Tour
Starting on the 1st June, we will be visiting
St Albans -- 1st June
Cambridge -- 4th June
Coventry -- 5th June
Oxford -- 6th June
Southampton -- 11th June
London -- 13th June
before finally making our way to
Canterbury -- 15th June
In each city we will be going onto the streets to share the gospel in the afternoon,
before gathering in the evening to worship and explain the vision for the revival of England.
If you are in any of those cities on those dates and would like to be involved, please get in touch.
30 Reason Campaign
Throughout June, I will each day be offering a reason on Youtube why a Mere Human like myself, a twenty-four year old who hasn't even been ordained, would make a good Archbishop of Canterbury.
Now, the position of Archbishop of Canterbury is a vitally important one and also very difficult: as the outgoing Archbishop Rowan Williams has said, his successor would need "the constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros!" Apart from that there are various other criteria that a potential Archbishop would need to fulfil: most fundamentally, he would need to be a Christian who fulfils the biblical requirements for a bishop, and then he would also need to submit to the standards of orthodox Anglican faith. Vitally, he would need to know how to respond to the various challenges currently facing not only the Anglican church but also the English nation. Then there are various other skills that a satisfactory Archbishop would be expected to possess. And above all else he would need to have a compelling vision and a simple strategy for the revival and reformation of England.
But with all due respect, I think I fulfil all the necessary criteria ;) Though if there are any other serious candidates for the position, then I invite them to present their own set of reasons.
Anyway, please forward on word of this to all that you think might be interested and 'Like' us on Facebook.
Grace and peace,
+Peter Albion
_________
Running For Archbishop is a Mere Human scheme, in association with the Circuit Riders school. happening at YWAM Harpenden from the 1st-14th July.
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