The Anglican Board of Mission has welcomed a change to the 5 Marks of Mission made by the Anglican Consultative Council in late 2012.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent the following Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches:
"I am delighted with the news that Bishop Justin Welby has been appointed as 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He has significant experience with the Anglican Communion and I very much look forward to working with him as President of the Anglican Consultative Council.
In response to a media question about what qualities his successor needed, Abp Williams said, "I think it was put very well by a theologian of the last century who said, 'You have to preach with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other'.
On the last morning of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand the members considered a final set of resolutions, many of which reflected on work and conversations that had occurred earlier in the meeting.
What does it mean to witness to your Christian faith in a multi-faith world? That was the topic of last evening’s public presentation at the ACC, the last of the three for this Auckland gathering.
On the penultimate day of the Anglican Consultative Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand the members of the Council elected six members to serve on the Standing Committee. It is expected that the standing committee will hold its first meeting in April or May of 2013.
A wide variety of members presented the report from the Continuing Indaba program at the meeting today of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. The word indaba is a Zulu word for decision making by consensus common in many African cultures with parallels in many societies globally.
One way to enhance the Instruments of Communion might be greater regional gatherings, involvement and understanding according to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).
Watch the video of the ACC-15 opening weekend including the dynamic welcome from The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia and the Opening Eucharist at Auckland's Holy Trinity Church
In his final Presidential address, the Archbishop of Canterbury this evening told the Anglican Communion not to accept second best, but to seek a balance between corrective authority and enabling authority while still doing God’s work.
Helen Biggin, the Anglican Consultative Council member from Wales, told the ACC that her mission encounter had been "an indescribable gift". Other members also shared their visits to the generous people of New Zealand.
After three and half years of worldwide research, the Bible in the Life of the Church project has found that Anglicans around the globe share “a high common ground” over the essential place and use of the Bible in Anglican life
The ACC broke camp thursday and headed south from Auckland to Ngaruawahia for an audience with the Maori King.
Members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) are today and tomorrow reflecting on the present and future of the Instruments of Communion.
Members of three regions of the Anglican Communion today shared their thoughts and concerns about the impact of climate change, and how and why Anglicans should respond.
Members of the Anglican Communion all around the world are being called to pray, fast and act in support of their brothers and sister in Nigeria facing violence and death.
The Anglican Communion's newest network, the Safe Church Network, has announced it is planning a conference in Africa for 2014 around how to make churches safer for vulnerable people.
Bishops fronting a public forum on environmental change today called on Anglicans everywhere to show moral courage in tackling its cause and impacts.
The members of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand, today expressed their concern, compassion and prayers for all those caught up in the impact of Hurricane Sandy
Bishop of Christchurch the Rt Revd Victoria Matthews told delegates at the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting today that she thought there were two Anglican Communion Covenants: one in people’s heads, the other the one written down.
Anglicans who are struggling at the front line in the battle to turn back gender-based and family violence can take comfort. As of this morning, they know they have absolute, unequivocal support from their leaders in the Anglican Communion.
A meeting of Anglicans from around the world unanimously voted to call on their Churches to adopt and implement a charter protecting vulnerable people.
Director of the Anglican Alliance, Sally Keeble, told the gathered members of the Anglican Consultative Council today (Tuesday) that the Anglican Alliance existed to strengthen the capacity of the Communion to undertake development, relief and advocacy.
Canon Kenneth Kearon told the ACC15 press conference today that Holy Trinity Cathedral dean the Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore and Anglicans of New Zealand three tikanga [streams] had given the Anglican Communion members a very warm welcome
In his opening speech to the 15th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion celebrated the depth, richness and variety of the worldwide Anglican family.
Lloyd Ashton writes about the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at the Opening Eucharist of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams gave the sermon at today's beautiful opening eucharist for the ACC-15 meeting at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral.
