The Church of England’s General Synod will next meet in February 2026. The following papers, listed below, were issued on 5 November 2025.

• GS Misc 1429 The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God, (47  pages; “the full paper will take approximately 60-75 minutes to read. The Extended Summary will take approximately 15 minutes to read”).
• GS Misc 1430 The Doctrine of Marriage and the Prayers of Love and Faith: Texts and contexts, (34 pages; “the full paper will take approximately one hour to read”).
• GS Misc 1431 The Exercise of Discipline and Clergy Exemplarity in the Church of England: The case of same-sex civil marriages, (54 pages; “the full paper will take approximately 100-120 minutes to read”).
• GS Misc 1432 Living in Love and Faith Legal Advice – September 2025, (12 pages).
• GS Misc 1433 Makin Recommendations Task And Finish Group – Interim report, (24 pages)
• GS Misc 1434 Clergy Discipline Commission Annual Report to the General Synod 2023-2024, (11 pages).
• GS Misc 1435 Number of times spoken July 2025, (6 pages).

Comment

At L&RUK, our initial focus will be on GS Misc 1432 and GS Misc 1434.

Update, 9 November at 08:27. See Peter Collier, ViaMedia.News: Where Does the House of Bishops Currently Stand on the Use of Prayers of Love and Faith? Some Reflections.