Global South Anglican

Archbishop Rowan’s address at the Islamic University, Islamabad can be helpful to those seeking to explain the meaning of the Christian faith to a similar audience

Your attempt to take on this major topic in sweeping strokes was bold, and it was delivered with your usual scholarly eloquence. We agree with what you said. We were disappointed in what you left unsaid, in particular, the application of the Church’s identity to the current situation that has left the fabric of our Communion torn at its deepest level.

The Third Anglican South-to-South Encounter has graphically demonstrated the coming of age of the Church of the Global South…

People of God, we are here as leaders of the Church in the Global South to pray together, to be in fellowship, to read God’s word together to engage in Holy conversations around the subject of ‘One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.’

After the talk, various interesting questions were asked. We have here the Q & A session transcribed fully. ++Rowans shared from his heart.

To address the question of ‘APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION’ and its importance to the unity/continuity of Christ’s Ministry through His whole church, and re-echoing Jesus’ prayer before His passion…

“Our attention has been drawn to some media reports of one or two primates alleging wrongful inclusion of their names in a document they were privy to its formation...”

Growing a church in a time of war is never easy but for the Most Rev’d Fidèle Diropka, Archbishop in the Anglican Province of the Congo, it has sometimes seemed impossible. His country has been devastated by years of brutal warfare, many of his churches have been destroyed, clergy have been killed and parishioners scattered…

At the third South South Encounter hosted by the Diocese of Egypt October 25th/30th in Ain El Sukhna the Primates met and decided that we needed to establish an ongoing leadership team. We were convinced that we needed to continue the important work of strengthening our community and implementing the decisions taken during our Encounter.

To assess materials from past Encounters, click here .

From 10-15 February 1997, 80 delegates, representing the Anglican Churches of the South, gathered in the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur, to meet, know and encourage one another, in their Christian life and mission; to follow-up on the first Encounter in the South and specifically to seek God’s light and wisdom as we reflect on the place of Scripture in the life and mission of the Church in the 21st century.

God’s glory and loving purposes have been revealed in the creation of humankind (Rom. 1:18; Gen. 1:36, 27). Among the multiplicty of his gifts we are blessed with our sexuality

In particular I hope we shall attend to the central Gospel message of reconciliation, especially at a time when violence, conflict ands tension in the world cries out for forgiveness and peace. In my travels in the Anglican Comumnion I have been very moved by the brave and joyful witness of Anglican Christians in the “South”, and the growth of the Church there even in suffering. I believe we in the “North” should heed your experiences, and learn from them more of the deep truths of the Gospel we share.

Our varied experiences from different cultures and contextual settings have brought home to us the need to proclaim, with a loud voice, the ministry of forgiveness and reconciliation: reconciliation between husband and wife, parents and children within the whole family of the Church – at parish, diocesan and Provincial levels and throughout the whole Communion.