J. I. Packer

He was a prolific writer and frequent lecturer, and a frequent contributor to and an executive editor of ''[[Christianity Today]]''. Packer served as general editor of the [[English Standard Version]] (ESV), an evangelical translation based upon the [[Revised Standard Version]] of the Bible, and theological editor of the ''[[ESV Study Bible]]''.{{Cite web|title=J. I. Packer|url=https://www.crossway.org/authors/j-i-packer/|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Crossway|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last=Stec|first=D|date=July 2004|title=Review: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version|journal=Vetus Testamentum|volume=54|pages=421}}

He was a prolific writer and frequent lecturer, and a frequent contributor to and an executive editor of ''[[Christianity Today]]''. Packer served as general editor of the [[English Standard Version]] (ESV), an evangelical translation based upon the [[Revised Standard Version]] of the Bible, and theological editor of the ''[[ESV Study Bible]]''.{{Cite web|title=J. I. Packer|url=https://www.crossway.org/authors/j-i-packer/|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Crossway|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last=Stec|first=D|date=July 2004|title=Review: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version|journal=Vetus Testamentum|volume=54|pages=421}}

Packer was associated with [[St. John's Shaughnessy|St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church]], which in February 2008 voted to [[schism]] from the [[Anglican Church of Canada]] over the issue of [[blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches|same-sex blessings]]. The departing church, [[St. John's Vancouver]], joined the [[Anglican Diocese of Canada|Anglican Network in Canada]] (ANiC).{{Cite journal |title= Anglican congregation votes to split over same-sex blessings | first =Chantal | last = Eustace| journal = The Vancouver Sun |url= http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=55cf38f7-b342-4f85-bb3e-c89057694be7&k=257450 |date= 14 February 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080215083625/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=55cf38f7-b342-4f85-bb3e-c89057694be7&k=25745 |archive-date= 15 February 2008 |df= dmy-all}} Packer, on 23 April, handed in his licence from the [[Anglican Bishop of New Westminster|Bishop of New Westminster]].{{Citation | publisher = Diocese of New Westminster | url = https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/news/nine-priests-two-deacons-hand-in-their-licences-from-the-bishop | title = Nine priests, two deacons, hand in their licences from the Bishop }} (ANiC eventually co-founded and joined the [[Anglican Church in North America]] in 2009.){{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.anglicannetwork.ca/history|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC)|language=en-US}} In December 2008, Packer was appointed an honorary clerical canon of [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|St Andrew's Cathedral]] in [[Sydney]] in recognition of his long and distinguished ministry as a faithful teacher of [[biblical theology]].{{Citation | url = http://sydneyanglicans.net/news/stories/packer_and_short_honoured_by_archbishop/ | title = Packer and Short honoured by Archbishop | publisher = Sydney Anglicans}}.

Packer was associated with [[St. John's Shaughnessy|St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church]], which in February 2008 voted to leave the [[Anglican Church of Canada]] over the issue of [[blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches|same-sex blessings]]. The departing church, [[St. John's Vancouver]], joined the [[Anglican Diocese of Canada|Anglican Network in Canada]] (ANiC).{{Cite journal |title= Anglican congregation votes to split over same-sex blessings | first =Chantal | last = Eustace| journal = The Vancouver Sun |url= http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=55cf38f7-b342-4f85-bb3e-c89057694be7&k=257450 |date= 14 February 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080215083625/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=55cf38f7-b342-4f85-bb3e-c89057694be7&k=25745 |archive-date= 15 February 2008 |df= dmy-all}} Packer, on 23 April, handed in his licence from the [[Anglican Bishop of New Westminster|Bishop of New Westminster]].{{Citation | publisher = Diocese of New Westminster | url = https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/news/nine-priests-two-deacons-hand-in-their-licences-from-the-bishop | title = Nine priests, two deacons, hand in their licences from the Bishop }} (ANiC eventually co-founded and joined the [[Anglican Church in North America]] in 2009.){{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.anglicannetwork.ca/history|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC)|language=en-US}} In December 2008, Packer was appointed an honorary clerical canon of [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|St Andrew's Cathedral]] in [[Sydney]] in recognition of his long and distinguished ministry as a faithful teacher of [[biblical theology]].{{Citation | url = http://sydneyanglicans.net/news/stories/packer_and_short_honoured_by_archbishop/ | title = Packer and Short honoured by Archbishop | publisher = Sydney Anglicans}}.

Packer had been the theologian emeritus of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) since its creation in 2009, being one of the nine members of the task force who wrote on a trial basis ''Texts for Common Prayer'', released in 2013, and general editor of the task force who wrote for trial use ''To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism'', approved on 8 January 2014 by the College of Bishops of the church.{{cite web |url= http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/texts_for_common_prayer|title= Texts for common prayer |website= Anglican Church in North America}}{{cite web |url= http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/catechism |title= Catechism |website= Anglican Church in North America}} He was awarded the St. Cuthbert's Cross at the Provincial Assembly of ACNA on 27 June 2014 by retiring Archbishop [[Robert Duncan (bishop)|Robert Duncan]] for his "unparalleled contribution to Anglican and global Christianity".{{cite web |url= http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/860 |title= Anglican Church in North America}}

Packer had been the theologian emeritus of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) since its creation in 2009, being one of the nine members of the task force who wrote on a trial basis ''Texts for Common Prayer'', released in 2013, and general editor of the task force who wrote for trial use ''To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism'', approved on 8 January 2014 by the College of Bishops of the church.{{cite web |url= http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/texts_for_common_prayer|title= Texts for common prayer |website= Anglican Church in North America}}{{cite web |url= http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/catechism |title= Catechism |website= Anglican Church in North America}} He was awarded the St. Cuthbert's Cross at the Provincial Assembly of ACNA on 27 June 2014 by retiring Archbishop [[Robert Duncan (bishop)|Robert Duncan]] for his "unparalleled contribution to Anglican and global Christianity".{{cite web |url= http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/860 |title= Anglican Church in North America}}