For the length of the conference, the bishops were divided by interest
into four groups or sections to address different general topics:
Section One: Called to Full Humanity, chaired by Archbishop
Ndungane of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, will address social
and economic justice as well as pastoral concerns "both for people as
individuals and for the wider societies in which they live." Subsections will
consider: Human Rights and Human Dignity (specifically treating questions of
racism, ethnicity and nationalism); Environment; Human Sexuality; Modern
Technology; Euthanasia; International Debt and Economic Justice.
Section Two: Called to Live and Proclaim the Good News, chaired
by Bishop Rowan Williams of the Diocese of Monmouth in the Church of Wales,
will address questions of the mission of the church.
Section Three: Called to be a Faithful Church in a Plural World,
chaired by Bishop Frederick Borsch of the Diocese of Los Angeles in the
United States, will consider challenges and opportunities of diversity within
the church and world.
Section Four: Called to be One, chaired by Bishop Jabez Bryce
of Polynesia, will consider ecumenical relations. Subsections will consider the
topics: Towards a Vision of the Unity We Seek-Making Visible the Unity We
Share; Convergence in Faith and Order—Dialogues with Other Churches;
Anglican Relations with New Churches and Independent Christian Groups.
In addition, the bishops, their spouses, and other participants,
together numbering nearly 2,000, will gather on selected occasions for massive
plenary sessions on certain key subjects, including the use of scripture, moral
decision-making, Christian-Islamic relations, and international debt. Drawing
on video presentations, drama and speakers, the plenaries will avoid presenting
specific conclusions, attempting instead to lay out possible approaches the
bishops might take in their consideration of the topics.
THE VIDEO, AUDIO, and DVD
PRESENTATIONS
4) Plenary Two - Making Moral
Decisions
Session is chaired by Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Edmonton
(Canada); include a video presentation an address on ethics within the body of
Christ by Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth (Wales); other speakers comment on
personal pain .
Bishop Mano Rumalshah
(Peshawar, Pakistan) and Bishop Daniel Zindo
(Yambio, Sudan)
Bishop Rowan Williams
(Monmouth, Wales)- "Making Moral Decisions"
6) Plenary Four: Muslims Christians Relations
and the Anglican Communion- 2
tapes
Bishop Nazir-Ali (Rochester, England) opens the session by
delivering a general introduction on the history of Muslim-Christian relations,
good and bad. Next comes talks by bishops, distributed geographically and in
terms of the nature of the relationships they have experienced with Islam.
7) Archbishop Carey's Presentation to the
Spouses ( #3): Together in God's Mission: The Vocation of
the Anglican Communion in the 21st Century
8) The Gay and Lesbian (unofficial) plenary session:
"Lesbian and Gay Anglican Experience"
9) Jean Vanier (first mediation)
Jean Vanier, a layman, is the founder and director of
the L'Arch, a network of communities for people with learning and other
disabilities.
10) Youth Plenary Session
Cheerleaders
from East London will set the scene for presentations which include a video. A
panel discussion on youth
11) Presentation #4- Go into the World, Mission
and Evangelism, Today and Tomorrow"
12) Plenary Session Report and Resolutions: (Tuesday, August
4)
Section IV Report by Bishop Jabez Bryce
Agreed Resolutions: "The
Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral (4.2)", "Local ecumenism (4.4)", "Ecclesiology
and Ethics (4.5)", "Churches in Communion (4.6)", "World Council of Churches
(4.7), "A Common Date for Easter (4.8)", ["The Virginia Report (4.9) and Eames
Commission (4.10)-brought up at a later date], "'Continuing Churches (4.11)",
Implications of Ecumenical Agreements (4.12)", "Assyrian Churches of the East
(4.14)", "The Baptist Churches (4.15), The Lutheran Churches (4.16)", "The
Methodists Churches (4.17)", "The Moravian Churches (4.18)", "The Oriental
Orthodox Churches (4.19)", "The Orthodox Churches (4.20)", The Pentecostal
Churches (4.21)", "The Reformed Churches (4.22)", "The Roman Catholic Churches
(4.23)", WCC Faith and Order Commission (4.24)", "New Churches and Independent
Church Groups (4.25)."
Resolutions to be debated: "Commitment to full, visible unity (4.1)",
"An Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations (4.3)", Unity
within Provinces of the Anglican Communion (4.13).
Report of the Inter-Faith Team, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
(Bishop of Rochester)
"Relations with other Peoples of Faiths (6.1)",
Section 2 - Report by Bishop Rowan Williams
(Monmouth, Wales)
Agreed Resolutions: "The Theological Foundations of Mission (2.1)",
Mission and the Structures of the Anglican Communion (2.2)", "Companion Diocese
(2.3)", "Christianity in Islamic Societies (2.4)
Resolutions for Debate:
"Future Priorities In Mission (2.8)",
13) Plenary Session Report and Resolutions: (Wednesday am,
August 5)
Section 2: "Urbanization (2.7)", "Young People (2.8)", "The Holy
Land (5.20)"
Section 1: Section Report by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane
Agreed Resolutions: "Affirmation and adoption of the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1.1)" "Justice for Women and Children
(1.3)", "A Faithful Response to Aggression and War (1.4)", "Uprooted and
displaced persons (1.5)", "The Plight of the People of Northern and Western
Uganda (1.6), "The Plight of the People of the Sudan, Rwanda, and Burundi
(1.7)", "Creation (1.8)", "Ecology (1.9)", "Nuclear Weapons (1.11)", "Calling
for a Commission on Technology and Ethics (1.12), "Landmines (1.13)".
14) Plenary Session Report and Resolutions (wed pm)- : Section 1-Human
Sexuality. (Wed pm) Aug 5)
Resolution: "Human Sexuality (1.10)", on
the role of the Gay and lesbian persons in their life with in the Church
structure, and the discussion concerning same-sex relationships.
15) Plenary Session Report and Resolutions: Thursday, August 6
-Afternoon Section 2- Called to Live and Proclaim the
Good News
Resolutions:
Section 1:
"Euthanasia (1:14)"-motion adjourned, "International Debt and Economic Justice
1:15"
Section 3: Bishop Borsch's Report on Section 3 (Issues and resolutions
concerning Euthanasia, International Debt,The Bible, Unity of the Anglican
Communion)
The Agreed List: Subsidiarity (3.3)", "Eames Commission (3.4)", "The
Authority of Scripture (3.5)", "The Lambeth Conference (3.7)", "The Virginia
Report (3.8)", "Inter-regional groupings (3.9)" , "Marriage and Family Life
(3.10)", "Religious Freedom (3.11)", "The Monitoring of Inter-Faith Relations
(3.12)", "Inculturation of worship (3.14)", "Co-ordinator of worship (3.14)",
The Mother's Union (3,18)", "The daily Offices (3.20)"
Resolutions for Debate: "The Bible (3.1)", "The Unity of the Anglican
Communion (3.2)"
16) Plenary Session Report and Resolutions ( Friday morning,
August 7)
Resolutions: Section 3: "Instruments
of the Anglican Communion (3.6)", "Unity with Provinces of the Anglican
Communion (4.13)", "International Anglican Liturgical Consultations (3.16)",
"Discipleship (3.22)"
Section 1: "Euthanasia (1.14)"
"Kuala Lumpur
Statement 4.26"[5.23-not voted on],
17) Final Plenary Session Report and Resolutions (Friday
afternoon, August 7)
(Conference's reaction to the news of the bombings in Africa)
Resolutions- "Plight of People of
Northern Uganda, (A42)", "International Debt cancellation and the alleviation
of poverty, (5.2)", A call for solidarity in working for justice, peace and
reconciliation in the world, (5.3)", "Northern Ireland,(5.5)", Anglican
Provisional structure for Continental Europe, (5.6)", "Formation of an
Iberian- Afro-Latin American Consultative Forum, (5.7)", "Cuba (5.9)",
"Millennium Logo, (5.11)" , "Global Cease Fire, (5.12)", Social Justice issues
in the Oceania Region, (5.14)", Threats to Peace in the Region, (5.15)", "The
Churches of the South Asia Region, (5.16)", "A Religions/World Faiths Desk,
(5.17"), The economic needs of Asia, (5.18)", South Asia/Middle East Area,
(5.21)", Young People (5.24)", Economic Difficulties in Asia, (5.25)", "Korean
Unification, (5.26)", "Millennium (5.27)", Swords into Plowshares (5.28)", "St.
Helenians' citizenship of the United Kingdom, (5.30), Apartheid, (5.31)",
Namibia, (5.32)", "Angela, (5.33)", "The Decade of Transformation and Renewal,
(5.4)", "Episcopal responsibilities and diocesan boundaries, (5.13)", "Decade of
Peace and Reconciliation,(5.16)", "On Pakistan, (5.19)", "Iraq and Libya,
(5.22)"
Report by Mrs. Carey on the Spouse's program; Blessing of the Anglican
Prayer Cycles of Prayer booklet and the "call to prayer" by the Archbishop
18) Final Plenary: Bible Presentation and Official Farewells
(August 8, Sat am)
Prof. David Ford places the events in a biblical and
theological context: presentations includes video highlights and interviews of
the Conference
19) Closing news briefing with Archbishop
Carey and others as they sum up the significance of the Conference.
20) Closing Service (Sat), sermon by
Archbishop Carey,
21) Church of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Japanese) Service-
The homily by The Rev. Canon Susan Cole-King
talking about her father's experience as a Japanese war-prisoner and the pain
that he endured and the spiritual growth that came from that experience.
22) Church of South Africa Service.
23) Church of Papua New Guinea Service
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