The Revd Angus MacLeay, Rector of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks, has just stood down from the Church of England’s General Synod after 22 years. He spoke to en’s Iain Taylor. Below that, Sarah Finch reports on the just-finished Synod meeting.
Angus, what are your reflections on your time at Synod?
It has been a privilege to be elected by fellow clergy so regularly, but it has also often been frustrating. It has been desperately sad to see God’s word sidelined and the world’s agenda adopted in various areas. Yet it has been a privilege to stand alongside faithful sisters and brothers seeking to ‘contend for the faith once delivered to the saints’.
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