Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

Most of the 130 primates, bishops, clergy, senior lay leaders, associates and observers have now arrived for the five-day Encounter which starts today, Monday 19th April.

A few—including Ugandan Primate Abp Henry Orombi— have been stranded or delayed after a volcanic ash cloud grounded flights across Europe.

This Encounter builds on the ecclesiological vision of the “One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ” shared at the last Encounter at El-ein-Suknah, Egypt in 2005.

The theme of this encounter is: “The Gospel of Jesus Christ—Covenant for the People; Light for the Nations” and the mission statement is: “To Recover, Reform, Revitalise and Restore Ourselves as Anglican Covenantal Community for Mission and Ministry in Jesus Christ.”

There are four key objectives:

• To enable the covenanting Global South Provinces and Others to be a communion-accountable member of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 
• To develop Communion nature network, structures and processes to further our recovered mission and ministry. 
• To develop and represent with other ecumenical bodies to strengthen the common mission and ministry for the global church of Christ.
• To identify and nurture new generation to carry on the vocation of the Global South.

Focus will be given to strengthening the group’s commitment to the work and ministry of the Church, her Gospel witness, mission partnerships and economic empowerment needs. There will also be discussions on ways to strengthen the work amongst Global South Provinces. One major focus will be discussions around the Anglican Covenant process. A new Global South Primates Steering Committee will be appointed before the Conference ends.

For daily updates on the Encounter visit http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/

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