Spiritually guided by the Word of God Archbishop Justin Welby commenced his spiritual journey leaving behind tempestuous emptiness found among many Christians
The Lord is my Shepherd
I have everything I need.
He lest me rest in pastures of green grass
And lead me to quiet pools of freshwater (Psalm 23)
Justin Welby with the Pope
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury is not only the Shepherd to 700 million that are increasing day by day to one and all believers of all faiths flung across the world in every nook and corner some of whom may never have heard of Jesus from ice igloos to who are still living
on top of trees among animals of the thick forests.
He is inspired by the Holy Bible where the words of Jesus live on and today as much as 5,000,000,000 or more estimated copies of the Holy Bible are in the hands of his disciples printed in 3,350 languages. 96.5 per cent of the world’s population has access to the Bible making it the most widely translated and distributed book.
THE CALLING
When enthroned, spiritually guided by the Word of God found in the Holy Scriptures, Justin Welby commenced his spiritual journey leaving behind tempestuous emptiness found among many.
He was guided by the Holy Spirit to reach every heart as the Shepherd of the world. Justin Welby realized the Word of God has helped live better lives and take this message across countries. He preaches to his flock change immeasurably for better and finds real purpose and meaning in life.
The Lord is my shepherd:
I have everything I need.
He lets me rest in pastures of green grass
And leads me to quiet pools of freshwater
He gives me new strength.
He guides me in the right paths as he has promised
Even if I go through the deepest darkness.
I will not be afraid, Lord for you are with me
Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me. - (Psalm 23)
Justin Portal Welby
Born 6 January 1956,is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and the most senior Bishop in the Church of England. He has served in that role since 2013. Welby was the Vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and most recently was the Bishop of Durham, serving for just over a year. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he is the Primate of All England and the head Primus inter pares of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Welby was educated at the University of Cambridge where he read History and Law. Later in life, he received ordination at St John’s College, Durham. After several parochial appointments, he became the Dean of Liverpool in 2007 and the Bishop of Durham in 2011.
Welby’s theology is reported as representing the evangelical tradition within Anglicanism. Having worked in business before his ordination, some of his publications explore the relationship between finance and religion and, as a member of the House of Lords, he sits on the panel of the 2012 Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.
Humility is his middle name because as a Shepherd he genuinely displays humility to the humble and not-humble and his warm relationship draws people to him day by day as they see a saviour in him. He encourages his flock to read the Word of God in the Holy Bible towards a more balanced life to gain a more positive outlook in life. Justin Welby as the Shepherd of the world seeks to join all faiths into one community, a community for Jesus and gently steals all hearts. He goes on to preach about the relationship, meaning about giving and receiving. Being selfish can damage a relationship. It is plain psychology. The strong relationship stems from a sense of commitment and trust; to others can help to avoid hurting your neighbour; that is theology. The good shepherd that he is pleases Jesus who sacrificed his life for all humankind.
‘Children are a gift from the Lord;
They are a real blessing.
The sons a man has when he is young
Are like arrows in a soldiers hand.
Happy is the man who has such arrows.
He will never be defeated’
(Psalm 127)
Welby was educated at St Peter’s School, Seaford; Eton College; and Trinity College, Cambridge, where his great-uncle, Lord Butler of Saffron Walden, was then master. He graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and law; as per tradition, he was later promoted to a Master of Arts by seniority. In a 12 July 2013 interview with The Daily Telegraph, Welby related his conversion experience when he was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge. He said that, while he was at Eton, he had “vaguely assumed there was a God. But I didn’t believe. I wasn’t interested at all.” But during the evening of 12 October 1975 in Cambridge, praying with a Christian friend, Welby said that he suddenly felt “a clear sense of something changing, the presence of something that had not been there before in my life. He said to his friend, “Please don’t tell anyone about this.” Welby said that he was desperately embarrassed that this had happened to him. He has since credited his time at Cambridge as being a major moment of self-realisation in his life. At the age of 19, he was able to converse in many languages.
Canterbury
Welby and Paul Kim, Primate of the Province of Korea, at Seoul Cathedral in 2013 Welby emerged as a candidate to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury; on 6 November 2012, the bookmakers Betvictor, Ladbrokes and William Hill suspended betting on his being appointed. On 9 November 2012, Welby’s appointment to the position was announced. In January 2013, Welby said that he initially thought it was “a joke” and “perfectly absurd” for him to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury because he had only been a Bishop for a short time. His confirmation of election ceremony to the See of Canterbury took place at St Paul’s Cathedral on 4 February 2013 (by this, he legally became Archbishop of Canterbury); on the following day it was announced that Welby would be appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, as all Archbishops are; the order for his appointment was made on 12 February and he swore the oath on 13 March.
Welby was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013, which in the calendar of the Anglican churches is an observance of Thomas Cranmer.
Welby’s schedule included an official visit to the Vatican on 14 June 2013, with visits to senior Curial officials, including Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, an official audience with Pope Francis and prayer at the tombs of Saint Peter and Pope John Paul II.
