Episcopal Ministry

by Church of England. Archbishops' Group on the Episcopate

1990 · Church House Publishing

The 1994 report of the Archbishops' Group on the Episcopate looking at the nature of the episcopate, the role of the suffragan and the theological issues underlying the ordination of women as bishops.

Women Bishops in the Church of England?

by Church of England. House of Bishops

2004 · Church House Publishing

In July 2000, the General Synod of the Church of England passed a motion asking the House of Bishops to initiate further theological study on the episcopate, focusing on the issues that need to be addressed in preparation for the debate on women in the episcopate in the Church of England. This report is the result of that reflection. The report sets out as clearly and objectively as possible the options open to the Church of England in this matter and outlines the surrounding theological and practical issues. The report discusses: the background to the debate; the historical development of episcopacy; the parameters for a theologically responsible debate on women and the episcopate; the development of women's ministry; the timing - whether now is the right time to ordain women bishops; the theological and practical consequences of possible future options.

Bishops in Communion

2000 · Church House Publishing

How can bishops work together effectively in the leadership of the Church? What is their role, as a college , in helping to maintain the Church in unity of faith? How can the corporate ministry of bishops strengthen the mission and ministry of the whole Church? This book provides theological foundations for episcopal collegiality in the Church of England, the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the wider ecumenical scene. In their foreward, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York commend it for study and discussion.

Resourcing Archbishops

by Church of England. Archbishops' Review Group

2002 · Church House Publishing

The second report of the Review Group appointed by the Archbishops in 1999 to consider future needs and resourcing of bishops. The first report addressed questions of how bishops should be resourced. This report considers how these principles might apply to the ministries of the two Archbishops.

The Ordination of Women to the Priesthood

by Church of England. House of Bishops

1988 · Church House Publishing

This work presents a consideration of the theological issues involved in the question of the ordination of women to the priesthood.