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Texas Business Court Addresses Church Autonomy and Corporate Governance Under the TBOC

Another proposal from the synod on synodality: to amend the canons governing the Church so that laypeople can participat...

The first part of the document contains proposals to amend the canons of the Code concerning the possibility for the lay faithful, both men and women, to exercise in the Church th...

Saturday Lagniappe: 'Where have all the clergy gone?' And More

Where have all the clergy gone? The root cause of many of our problems was the disastrous decision by those in what was then called the Advisory Board for Ministry (ABM) to push th...

Vatican Synod proposes lay involvement in choosing new bishops

Including the laity in governing roles means overturning traditional doctrine on ecclesiastical authority.

Synod reports call for ‘gender equality’ in Church governance

The Synod documents emphasize the implementation of ‘gender equality’ and ‘co-responsibility’ in workplaces and the participation of consecrated laywomen in the election of bishops...

HPUMC sought to be ‘legally insulated’ from UMC strife

Changes made to the governing documents of Highland Park United Methodist Church in 2022 were to “ensure that if the church maintained its ecclesiastical connection with the UMC, i...

Bishop Gary Koo – observations on the 2026 GAA Opening Night

Last month the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia met in Sydney. Bishop of Western Sydney, Gary Koo, shares his impressions of the opening night, at AP. “Whil...

CofE bishops discuss challenges as Synod elections conclude

from Religion Media Centre Church of England bishops met for a three day meeting this week and discussed safeguarding, interfaith relations, vocations,episcopal appointments, sexua...

How do General Synod elections work?

by Andrew Goddard, Psephizo The election process for the new General Synod of the Church of England is now well underway with the voting period having opened just over a week ago o...

Dallas megachurch to vote on leaving UMC

Leaders of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas have called for a rapid vote on whether to leave The United Methodist Church. That vote will take place on Sunday, Oct. 2...

Gov’t moves to fix ‘anomaly’ in GES Council composition

….After Catholic Bishops’ outcry The Ministry of Education has assured the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) that it will initiate the necessary legislative process to amen...

Executive Council backs presiding bishop’s strategic vision for The Episcopal Church

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Oct. 19 presented publicly for the first time his sweeping, point-by-point strategic vision for The Episcopal Church, titled...

Nicky Gumbel elected to Church of England General Synod

By Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News. (Photo: David Castor/Public Domain) The pioneer of the global Alpha Course, the Rev Nicky Gumbel, has been elected to the Church of England’...

Synod report proposes sweeping expansion of lay authority in canon law

Proposed changes to canon law from the Synod commission would dramatically expand the roles of lay Catholics in Church governance and judicial proceedings.