The Church of the Advent

The Rt Revd Anthony Poggo is the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Lord Chartres, GCVO, served as Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.

The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Lord Chartres, GCVO, served as Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.

The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Lord Chartres, GCVO, served as Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.

The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Lord Chartres, GCVO, served as Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.

The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Lord Chartres, GCVO, served as Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.

The Rt Revd George R. Sumner was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas from 2015 to 2025.

The Revd Dr George Westhaver is the Principal of Pusey House, Oxford.

This sermon was preached at the Solemn Mass celebrated in association with the Anglo-Catholic Conference, "New Life in Christ: Anglican Approaches to Confession", held at the Church of the Advent November 6-7, 2025.

Dr Ryan Danker is Director of the John Wesley Institute in Washington, DC.

Fr Nicolas Stebbing is a priest of the Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican monastic community and seminary based in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, UK; and a co-founder and trustee of Tariro UK, a charity working with young people in Zimbabwe.Tariro.uk Community of the Resurrection

The Gauguin painting referenced in the sermon may be seen here:https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/4940

The Revd Dr Justyn Terry is Vice-Principal and Academic Dean of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University.

The Rt Revd Julia Whitworth is the XVII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.

Dr Ryan Danker is an author, historian, and scholar of modern English Christianity who has served as Director of the John Wesley Institute since 2021.