The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem have issued a Christmas message
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned. Read More …
Category: Anglican Communion
ACC discusses ‘good differentiation’ amid divisions in Anglican Communion on human sexuality
The Episcopal Church’s representatives to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) participated February 14, 2023, in a discussion on the challenges of maintaining – and, in some ways, restoring – unity among the worldwide Anglican Communion’s 42 provinces at a time of stark divisions over human sexuality and marriage equality. Read More …
The church called to tell, teach, and transform
In his third and final keynote address of the 15th Lambeth Conference, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called on the church “to tell, to teach, and to transform by responding to human need,” driving home the conference’s theme, “God’s Church for God’s World.” Read More …
Prioritize discipleship centered on Christ
Efforts to promote intentional discipleship took center stage on August 5, 2022, at the Lambeth Conference, as bishops from across the Anglican Communion considered ways of encouraging the Christians in their congregations to live a “Jesus-shaped life” as they grow together in their faith. Read More …
Be ‘revolutionary’ to meet modern challenges
In his second keynote address to the bishops of the Anglican Communion on August 5, 2022, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the church should be “a place of revolution without violence,” taking bold action against the social injustices that afflict the poor and powerless. Read More …
Pray for the Lambeth Conference: Day 11-12
Thank you for praying with us for the fifteenth Lambeth Conference – which will meet in Canterbury, the United Kingdom, between 26 July– 8 August 2022. Read More …
Ecumenical, interfaith at Lambeth sessions
The day’s two plenaries featured panelists sharing their experiences with ecumenical and interfaith relations, and the bishops’ closed session later in the day took up two corresponding Lambeth Calls, which are the documents this conference is using to initiate discussion while recommending action items for bishops when they return to their provinces and dioceses. Read More …
Anglican Communion Forest Initiative launch
With the launch of the Anglican Communion Forest Initiative, Anglican and Episcopal bishops from across the world are seeking to make tangible their shared commitment of the Fifth Mark of Mission, to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the Earth. Read More …
Pray for the Lambeth Conference: Day 10
Thank you for praying with us for the fifteenth Lambeth Conference – which will meet in Canterbury, the United Kingdom, between 26 July– 8 August 2022. Read More …
Bishops agree to foster restorative justice
Anglican bishops took up the Lambeth Call on Reconciliation on August 2, 2022, uniting in a message of justice and healing for those who have been oppressed. Coming just before their session on the more controversial Call on Human Dignity, the Call on Reconciliation focused on the church’s broader work on rectifying unjust social systems and less on addressing the factions within the Anglican Communion. Read More …
