Archbishop Thabo Makgoba’s Charge to the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Posted by Kendall Harmon

In his Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, speaks of us as having ‘not fully received the Pentecostal gift of mutual understanding for common mission’.

The differences that focus around questions of human sexuality continue to be very real, very difficult.

ACSA must contribute what we can to the painful debate, not least from our own experiences of dealing with vast diversity.

I am therefore glad that ACSA was effectively represented at the Global South 4th Encounter earlier this year, and that 10 Bishops attended the All African Anglican Bishops Conference in Uganda last month.

For us, what has mattered most is:

· being centred on Christ;

· agreeing on the central matters of who Jesus is and the salvation he brings;

· and therefore recognising one another as being united in him, and, in consequence, with each other.

In consequence, as we have found within the Synod of Bishops, when differences arise, none of us feels called to say to another ‘I no longer consider you a Christian, a brother in Christ, a member of the body of Christ – I am no longer in communion with you.’

Read it all.

Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Anglican Covenant • Anglican Identity • Anglican Provinces • Church of South Africa

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Posted September 29, 2010 at 4:59 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. robroy wrote:

“We thank Revd Canon Janet Trisk, Ms Nomfundo Walaza and her successor Mrs Louisa Mojela for representing us in the Anglican Consultative Council, and pray for Janet in her weighty responsibilities on the Communion’s Standing Committee.”

Does ABp Thabo Makgoba know who Janet Trisk is?

September 29, 9:58 pm | [comment link]
2. Rob Eaton+ wrote:

As it goes, it lays it all out pretty well for a Primate’s address for focus and priority.  I note a couple of things, both without further comment since I’m not sure how to attribute or what consequences might entrail.  First, the Archbishop firmly plants the vision and mission statements into the hands of “Provincial Standing Committee”, e.g. “PSC has challenged us to…”
Second, I missed seeing any particular reference to any Pentecostal gift as the Archbishop of Canterbury is quoted at the beginning of the address, and that would be, then, the address’ platform.  I’m missing Pentecost here.

September 29, 10:27 pm | [comment link]
3. Robert Lundy wrote:

robroy,
He knows exactly who she is. They were both at ACC 14 in Jamaica.

September 30, 9:39 am | [comment link]
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