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January 12th, 2008

David Walker: Can the bloggers be part of the solution?

This is Bishop David Walker, Bishop of Dudley. Writing in last week’s Church Times:

THIS IS the first significant Anglican Communion debate in which bloggers have played a major part. They were particularly in evidence in their responses to Archbishop Rowan’s Advent letter to his fellow Primates, which was hailed by some as a shot across the bows of the theological conservatives, and by others as a capitulation to the right wing.

The challenge, especially once a revised text is issued and subjected to their intense scrutiny, is how to harness the bloggers’ energies and passions for what needs to be a prayerful, reflective, and non-polemical search for the widest degree of consensus. Can they be part of the solution, not just part of the problem?

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5 Responses to “David Walker: Can the bloggers be part of the solution?”


  1. Richard says:

    This has echoes of similar comments made about the impending US Presidential Election, which might be the first where blogging has an impact.

    Whether it has an impact really depends whether the people involved take notice of the blogs, as in reality we are a comparatively small (if pretty vocal) group, quite often talking to an equally small audience.

    January 12th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
  2. jody says:

    most of my friends don’t know anything about church politics or my blog.

    I like to think I’m big and important and significant in the world of anglican thingies (among other things), but I’m not convinced.,and I’m quite glad I’m not convinced or I think I would be setting myself up for a huge disappointment…….

    January 12th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
  3. MadPriest says:

    The Bishop of Dudley’s remarks show that he has absolutely no idea about the ethos of blogging. His use of a word like “harness” shows that he wants to control (as he is used to doing as an important person in the Church). However, people blog to get passed authority, to have their words heard without censure or spinning. The bishop would be better advised to listen to bloggers and respond to them rather than trying to control them. At the end of the day they are the ones who pay his wages and he is their servant. As for being part of the solution, well, my little blog raised over $10000 this Christmas for a church working in the City Of God slum in Rio. People from this church were already part of our blogging community. We know them as friends and are able to help them as friends This is a new way of “being church” that is actually working. It is mostly ignored by those in authority in the established Church because they are not in charge of it. In fact, when they do try to get involved they normally make a right pigs ear of it.

    January 13th, 2008 at 8:02 am
  4. Sam says:

    Until I read this post more thoroughly, I thought Dave was referring to himself in the third person. Made me wonder why he was calling himself David all of a sudden. Very confusing ;-)

    January 14th, 2008 at 9:37 am
  5. PeterD says:

    Why are most bishops called David? Our current bishop (in Bradford) is a David, as was the previous one. We also had the former Arch-Bishop David Hope move into our town. Is this a job requirement or does it just make getting the role easier?

    It reminds me of the Riding Lights sketch where if you became a Christian your name changed to David.

    January 14th, 2008 at 10:52 am