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St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, 19th – 23rd April 2010
1. The Fourth Anglican South to South Encounter took place in Singapore from April 19th through April 23rd, 2010. The theme for this encounter was: “The Gospel of Jesus Christ – Covenant for the People; Light for the Nations.” We marveled at the power of this Gospel as we met together from all corners of the globe united in our commitment to Jesus the Christ and the proclamation of His message of eternal assurance and transformation open to all people. We were renewed in our determination to assist each other in fulfilling the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations and to do all that Christ has commanded.
2. Grateful for the gracious guidance of the Holy Spirit a total of 130 delegates from 20 provinces in the Global South (Comprising Africa, West Indies, Asia and South America) gathered together. We represented the vast majority of the active membership of the Anglican Communion. We were also joined by a number of our partners in the Gospel from Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. The entire delegation from the Province of West Africa and invited participants from the UK and Ireland were unable to be present because of travel difficulties.
3. We were immensely grateful for the wonderful hospitality provided for us by Archbishop John Chew and the people of the Diocese of Singapore and, in fact, the entire Province of South East Asia. The ministry among us by the former Primate of South East Asia, the Most Rev’d Datuk Yong Ping Chung as Encounter Chaplain was also a source of great blessing. The warmth of their welcome and hospitality provided a context in which we were able to pray, study, worship and take counsel together so that we might more clearly discover a united and prophetic voice about matters that affect our beloved Anglican Communion and our world.
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16. In contrast, we continue to grieve over the life of The Episcopal Church USA (TEC) and the Anglican Church of Canada and all those churches that have rejected the Way of the Lord as expressed in Holy Scripture. The recent action of TEC in the election and intended consecration of Mary Glasspool, a partnered lesbian, as a bishop in Los Angeles, has demonstrated, yet again, a total disregard for the mind of the Communion. These churches continue in their defiance as they set themselves on a course that contradicts the plain teaching of the Holy Scriptures on matters so fundamental that they affect the very salvation of those involved. Such actions violate the integrity of the Gospel, the Communion and our Christian witness to the rest of the world. In the face of this we dare not remain silent and must respond with appropriate action.
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18. Some of our Provinces are already in a state of broken and impaired Communion with The Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada. Their continued refusal to honor the many requests1 made of them by the various meetings of the Primates throughout the Windsor Process have brought discredit to our witness and we urge the Archbishop of Canterbury to implement the recommended actions. In light of the above, this Fourth South-to-South Encounter encourages our various Provinces to reconsider their communion relationships with The Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada until it becomes clear that there is genuine repentance.
Here are some useful comments:
http://blog.deimel.org/2010/04/listening-to-trumpet.htm
And this-
http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/anglican_communion/thus_spake_the_global_south.html#more
Richard,
Please don’t post the same thing to multiple threads.
Richard I think you fell off the fence on the wrong side – Run, the bulls of Bashan are coming.
Indeed. We are much more interested in what you have to say than in your drive by linkings.
You are such nice people that my heart is strangely warmed and I want to be a part of that circle of love and care that I have encountered here. Surely the Lord is in this place. It is perfectly legitimate to post links to comments that say what needs to be said, but better than I could manage. There is nothing “drive by” about it, especially since that description of my post is applicable to almost anyone who posts here. I assume that the regular denizens of this site don’t do “drive by”. They sit and wait for the prey to come into range.
Wow. You seem pretty angry. The problem is that links don’t really add to the discussion, especially when that is all that is in your comment. How about trying to actually talk to us?
Richard [#6],
Not in multiple threads; then it becomes spam and will be marked as such.
Richard:
The dogs bark but the caravan moves on.
Why don’t you support everything you are saying with Scripture, Dick?
Can’t find any? Nope.
“They sit and wait for the prey to come into range” Since we don’t hunt we have any prey. What we do have is a continuing dialogue largely between well meaning people that cross the spectrum of individuality and learnedness. This unfortunately is interrupted occasionally by interlopers, trollers, and complainers who involve themselves for their own needs. All of course are welcome here (I believe) but there are many regulars who are prepared to quickly and as forcefully as necessary, defend the Gospel and Christ as I am sure you are by now aware.