The Church of England’s recent decision to move its model of mission from one of dependency to mutuality has been warmly welcomed by the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba team.
Ministries - Continuing Indaba
A journey of conversation to strengthen relationships for mission
The Rt. Rev. Alfred C. Reid
Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands
‘Even in this global village of instant electronic communication, it is easy to become isolated, insular and introverted. We have to work intentionally to overcome this tendency.’
- Intensifying relationships across the Communion
- Energising local and global mission
- Enabling genuine conversation across difference
What is a pilot conversation?
During 2010 and 2011 we will be running and evaluation 5 pilot conversations - each one typically involving three dioceses - in order to form a replicable and affordable model open to all.
For more on Pilot Conversations please click here
Current News Items
By Matthew Davies, Episcopal News Service
Enabling conversation across difference has been the main objective of the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba and Mutual Listening Process. But the fruits of the program in breaking down barriers and building friendships across vastly different contexts have far exceeded any expectations, according to the Rev. Canon Phil Groves, who said the guiding principle and the key to its success has been in placing Christ at the center of the conversations.
The Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Michael Perham, the Bishop of El Camino Real, the Rt Revd Mary Gray-Reeves and the Bishop of Western Tanganyika, the Rt Revd Sadock Makaya, have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury reflecting on their Indaba process, stressing the importance of the project and the hope that it will be expanded within the Anglican Communion.
An initiative to enable mission by strengthening relationship between parishes, dioceses and Provinces has been celebrated by participants and evaluators as “an important tool” and “wonderful gift” for the Anglican Communion.
Featured Area: Continuing Indaba and Mutual Listening
The ACC at its recent meeting in Jamaica received a report on the Listening Process and welcomed a proposal for a Continuing Indaba Project urging its implementation as soon as possible. It is a biblically based and mission focussed project designed to develop relationships within the Anglican Communion by drawing upon cultural models of consensus building for mutual action.
- Report to ACC 14.
- Resolution from ACC 14.
- The outline of the Continuing Indaba project.
- The Satcher Health Institute and funding.