Hattip - those savvy folk at Standfirm -
As many of you are already aware, our Primate, Archbishop Orombi, just finished a conference in Jerusalem that will radically change the Anglican Communion as we know it. Here is a round up of the principle points from +Peter Jenson from Sydney:
Read the entire article here!
As Peter Jensen put it in opening the session “The chaos of the Anglican Communion is about to receive some order”
What stands out in the statement? Five initial impressions of what will be important.
1. A strong commitment to stay in and affirm the Anglican Communion, despite all.
2. The creation of a fellowship of Confessing Anglicans within the Communion.
3. The issuing of the Jerusalem Declaration as the basis for such a fellowship.
4. A Council of Primates to oversee the movement.
5. A new Province in the USA recognised by the Council of Primates, which means that the power of the Archbishop of Canterbury alone to say who is in and who is out is to be shared. (This new Province will consist of those American Anglicans who have not been able to stay in the existing churches in the US and Canada).
The original statement is located here!
Montana Anglicans should rejoice as this means that not only has our Anglican identity been confirmed by the majority of the Anglican Communion, but that soon we shall be united with our other brothers and sisters across the nation as the Anglican presence in North America.
In addition, we have the encouragement we need not to just continue to be Anglican - but also share that Faith with everyone around us. Anglicanism is not a denomination as much as it is an opportunity to move together to allow others to bring us to the Person of Christ.
Thanks be to God!