Anglicanism

a. Write one (1) essay of 1,500 words answering one of the following questions:

1. Can the Holy Spirit be shown at work in the history of the Anglican Church in Sarawak?

2. “The Anglican form of ministry (Bishops, Priest, and Deacons) tends to make church members more reliant on the ordained clergy and less prepared to be engaged in ministry themselves.” Do you agree? How can we encourage more lay ministry in an Anglican church?

b. Assignment 2 (Long Essay – 60%)

Write one (1) essay of 3,000 words answering one of the following questions:

1. What modifications or adaptations are needed for a church embedded in the English culture to be successfully transplanted into the Sarawak culture?

2. The Anglican Church is said to be “catholic and reformed”. How can this be?

• Born in 1944

• Canon Emeritus of the Cathedral of the Holy Undivided Trinity, Norwich, England.

Currently:

• Canon of St. Thomas Cathedral, Kuching.

• A.K.C Associate of Kings' College, London.

• B.D.  Bachelor of Divinity from the University of London.

• M.Th. & Min. Master of Theology and Ministry of the University of the University of Sheffield. 

• T.D. a military decoration.

After Training: 

• Served as curate on the Heartsease Estate Norwich for three years

• Chaplain to the Bishop of Kuching (The Rt. Revd. Basil Temenggong) for 6 months.

• Priest in Charge of St. Augustine's Betong Diocese of Kuching for three years.

• Assistant Warden at the House of the Epiphany for 18 months.

• Team Vicar in the Hempnall Group, Norfolk, England for six years.

• Team Rector at Braunstone, Leicester, England for eight years.

• Team Rector The Parish of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk England for 20 years.

• During the last three jobs served as Chaplain to the army both in reserves and in regular service (for the Gulf war and in Bosnia). Three years served as Chaplain to the Norfolk Police force.

• Retired to live in Sarawak in 2009

Book Written: 

1. Symbol and Ceremonial in the Anglican Church in the Diocese of Kuching