I embark on this subject tentatively. With trepidation, because I am neither a missiologist nor an ecclesiologist. Nor did I know, when I agreed to the invitation which Mark Hill put so persuasively over a year ago, what would be happening in the Church in the autumn of 2020. Yet it is in many ways a good time to be having a discussion about mission and structure. As I am sure you know, there is work under way on both these questions within the House of Bishops and beyond. Archbishop Stephen Cottrell is leading some work on a vision and strategy for the Church of England for the 2020s. Bishop Nick Baines is leading a group looking at the governance of the national church institutions, in support of that work.

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英格兰教会：对结构和使命的一些个人思考

我试探性地开始这个话题。带着恐惧，因为我既不是传教士也不是教会学家。一年多前，当我同意马克希尔如此有说服力提出的邀请时，我也不知道 2020 年秋天教会会发生什么。然而，从很多方面来说，现在是讨论关于使命和结构。我相信你们知道，主教院内外都在针对这两个问题开展工作。斯蒂芬·科特雷尔大主教正在领导一些有关 2020 年代英格兰教会愿景和战略的工作。尼克贝恩斯主教正在领导一个小组，研究国家教会机构的治理，以支持这项工作。