Ministries - Continuing Indaba

A journey of conversation to strengthen relationships for mission

The Revd. Canon Mark Oxbrow

International Network Coordinator, Faith2Share

‘Anglicans will find themselves in mission once again if their Indaba and worship can bring them into new places of listening to God, one another and the world.’


  •  Intensifying relationships across the Communion
  •  Energising local and global mission
  •  Enabling genuine conversation across difference

Frequently asked Questions:

Who is conversing?

Each Continuing Indaba conversation will involve three dioceses from different Provinces in the Anglican Communion. Convened by bishops, conversations will be between men and women – both lay and ordained – who are involved in local mission. Opportunity will be given to encounter each other’s Mission contexts. Through facilitated conversations they will encourage and challenge one another in order to further mission in each place. This process is still being designed and will be shaped by the Resource Hubs and the Pilot Conversations. Resources will be available to assist any diocese to participate.


Current News Items

The first three-day Indaba process specifically designed for women to discuss the issue of violence has been hailed a success by participants.


The Church of England’s recent decision to move its model of mission from one of dependency to mutuality has been warmly welcomed by the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba team.


By Matthew Davies, Episcopal News Service

Enabling conversation across difference has been the main objective of the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba and Mutual Listening Process. But the fruits of the program in breaking down barriers and building friendships across vastly different contexts have far exceeded any expectations, according to the Rev. Canon Phil Groves, who said the guiding principle and the key to its success has been in placing Christ at the center of the conversations.


The Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Michael Perham, the Bishop of El Camino Real, the Rt Revd Mary Gray-Reeves and the Bishop of Western Tanganyika, the Rt Revd Sadock Makaya, have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury reflecting on their Indaba process, stressing the importance of the project and the hope that it will be expanded within the Anglican Communion.


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Featured Area: Continuing Indaba and Mutual Listening

The ACC at its recent meeting in Jamaica received a report on the Listening Process and welcomed a proposal for a Continuing Indaba Project urging its implementation as soon as possible. It is a biblically based and mission focussed project designed to develop relationships within the Anglican Communion by drawing upon cultural models of consensus building for mutual action.

 



 

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