Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. [The Rev. Kevin Martin heads Vital Church Ministries in the Diocese of Dallas. He is based at Christ Church, Plano, Texas.]
I would guess that he is not a bible beleiver but is of those who would follow the new age and dead, liberal, we can do without Jesus Christ church.
If so, he is of those who will not see the kingdom of heaven because of the unbelief of the Word of God, the Holy Bible. All the bible is God inspired but so many of todays priests and pastors no longer believe the word of God is infalliabe, they are under the delusion that Christianity is essential to our salvation by grace through faith in the faith that Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again the third day for our salvation.
11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Priesthood is a calling and a vocation. This man appears to treat it as a profession. Try that same soft stuff in New England and see where it gets you. In a conservative part of the country you can still by force of professional skill keep an organization running somewhat happily.
The givaway was when he said..."I...even speculated on the theological aspects of this decline"
"Even?" Wow pal. That's really going out on limb for Christ there when you get driven to that.