Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, Pimlico where his wife, Lis, is Vicar. He has previously taught at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Trinity College, Bristol and been an Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He has served for a number of years on the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) and was on the Co-Ordinating Group of the Living in Love and Faith project. He is author of a number of books, including Rowan Williams: His Legacy (Lion, 2013) and co-editor with Andrew Atherstone of Good Disagreeement? Grace and Truth in a Divided Church (Lion, 2015).

God With Us: A Christmas Hymn

February 5, 2018December 15, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

A new hymn for Christmas – #Godwithus

Walking Together at Lambeth 2020?

October 14, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Building on the earlier analysis of the language of “walking together”, this explores the possible shape of the 2020 Lambeth Conference.

Walking Together?: Past and Present

October 13, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Reflections on “walking together” after the Primates’ Meeting of October 2017

Southwark Cathedral and the House of Bishops’ Pastoral Guidance

September 12, 2017August 2, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Reflections on Southwark Catherdral’s service marking a civil partnership and some of the wider issues it raises for the church

Synods, Sexuality and Symbolic and Seismic Shifts

July 25, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Reflections on the July Synod debates on conversion therapy and welcoming transgender people and analysis of the voting.

Some observations on the forthcoming Synod debate on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

July 5, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Glynn Harrison and Andrew Goddard offer some reflections on sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) in the light of the forthcoming Synod debate and a recent paper by Michael King and Robert Song.

“Order! Order!”: Reflections on The Jesmond Consecration

May 12, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

Reflections on the importance of church order and questions raised by the irregular consecration of a bishop by Jesmond Parish Church and REACH SA (CESA)

Finished

April 14, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

When we hear this word – “Finished” – from the cross we can know Christ’s work for us is done.

The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055): The Way Forward?

February 15, 2017February 14, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

What do the bishops propose in their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations” and is it the way forward for the Church of England?

Giving and Receiving Episcopal Oversight: The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055)

February 8, 2017 by Andrew Goddard

What did the bishops think they were doing and how did they end up with their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations”?