"Anglicans will continue to worship God in their churches, serve the hungry and needy in their communities, and build missional relationships with others across the globe, despite the desire of a few leaders to narrow the influence of the gospel..." [the Presiding Bishop oberserved.]

The Jerusalem meeting took place ahead of the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Communion's once-a-decade meeting which takes place later this summer in England.

Jefferts Schori said she was looking forward to that meeting for "constructive conversation, inspired prayer, and relational encounters."

Bishop Martyn Minns, a Virginia-based leader of the conservative Convocation of Anglicans in North America who attended the Jerusalem meeting, told U.S. reporters by phone from Israel on Monday that a split in the Anglican church is not being discussed.

"The language of split was not part of the conversation," he said. "We're all part of the family. It's more like the traditional family where children grow up and are treated differently," he said.

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Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Global South Churches & Primates • GAFCON 2008

1. Jeffersonian wrote: Anglican meeting lamentable: U.S. church leader Lamentably predictable. June 30, 3:36 pm | [comment link]

2. nwlayman wrote: American Presiding Bishop’s leadership lamentable : Christendom. June 30, 3:50 pm | [comment link]

3. rugbyplayingpriest wrote: its sad but i actually find myself resenting this woman…a sign of how bad things are accross the communion. Her attitude, beliefs, comments - yes and her gender within a sacramental role- all seem a parody of what priesthood is meant to espouse. I really do struggle to see her as anything other than a negative force for mission and faith in today’s world. In many ways her having been made primate with such little obvious experience or theology makes me question the whole validity of the church I serve..at present. I say this not wishing to be rude but honest. In some ways I think my feelings make clear just how little unity there is and just how far the gap is that needs to be bridged, one for prayer…but hope is not easy. June 30, 4:21 pm | [comment link]

4. Antonio wrote: “despite the desire of a few leaders…” Well, forgive me for writing about this (I’m a “Roman” and I’m supossed to have nothing to say about all this) but… A FEW LIDERS?!?! June 30, 4:42 pm | [comment link]

5. Jeffersonian wrote: If you’re going to bowdlerize my posts, Elves, at least do so in the spirit that I intended. June 30, 4:50 pm | [comment link]

6. Lumen Christie wrote: Seriously.  No humor here: it isn’t seemly.  :o(( June 30, 6:13 pm | [comment link]

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