Stott to Retire in July April 29, 2007
Posted by Steve in : Church, Urban Church , trackbackThe Rev Dr John Stott, aged 86, announced this week that he will formally retire in July 2007. He is one of Britain’s and the world’s best known evangelical theologians and spokespeople and had served at one time as a a former chaplain to the Queen. He will be moving from his home in Bridford Mews, London, where he has lived for more than 30 years, to a retirement community for Anglican clergy in the south of England.
Stott is an Anglican clergyman, noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement, and is best noted as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant - one of the most influential documents in modern evangelical Christianity. Its particular achievement was creating a definition of Christian mission which included both evangelism (the proclamation of the Gospel message) and social action.
Read the Christian Today Article here. Here is Dr Stotts statement on his website.
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