John Finney

John Thornley Finney ( born 1932 ) is a retired bishop of the Church of England.

Ecclesiastical offices

He was the first chairman of the Decade of Evangelism, which was founded in 1988, launched at the Lambeth Conference, the General Assembly of all Anglican bishops to life. In Resolution No. 43 of the Conference Evangelism was designated as the main task, which is given to the Church. All provinces and dioceses of the worldwide Anglican Communion were called to put an emphasis on making Jesus Christ known to the people of the world. From 1993 to 1998, Finney Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract in West Yorkshire. After his retirement, he was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

Impetus for evangelism

He is the author of several books on the subject of evangelism and church renewal. So he gave the study " Finding faith today. How does it happen? " Out, which examines the circumstances which were conducive for it that people in the Church of England discovered the Christian faith as their life. In his book "Emerging Evangelism " he referred to the people of the present as a " strange bird," the more the other lives with a grand piano in the modern age, even in the postmodern era. He is skeptical as to whether these people can be reached with classical crusades and advocates for community-oriented faith courses such as the " Emmaus " course with developed from it. The existing parishes are to be newly developed expressions of church ( "fresh expressions of church " ) supplements.

Inclusion in Germany

Finney is sought interlocutor missionary oriented circles of German Protestantism. One contributing factor was that "Emerging Evangelism " in 2007 in German under the title " As community grows beyond itself. Ready for the future evangelize in the 21st century. " Was published by the Institute for the Study of evangelism and church development of the Ernst- Moritz- Arndt- University of Greifswald. Finney was one of the speakers at the inaugural meeting of the "Center mission in the region," the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD ) on 8 June 2010 at Volkenroda monastery in Thuringia. Even the Emmaus faith Course, published in Germany, among others from Greifswald Professor of Practical Theology Michael Herbst, found in the Evangelical Church in Germany growing popularity.

Publications

• Finding Faith Today: How Does It Happen? 1992, ISBN 0-564-08475-1.
• Recovering the Past, Celtic and Roman Mission. 1996, ISBN 0-232-52083-6.
• As community grows beyond itself. Ready for the future evangelize in the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7615-5571-2