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TEAM CONFERENCE REPORT RELEASED . . . In March 2007, nearly 400 members of the worldwide Anglican Communion convened in South Africa for a gathering entitled: “Towards Effective Anglican Mission, an International Conference on Prophetic Witness, Social Development and HIV and AIDS”. Represented in this assembly were all sectors of the Anglican Communion, namely young people, seasoned development practitioners, archbishops, bishops, clergy, lay people, Anglican Communion networks, Anglican development organisations, donor partners, ecumenical partners, guests from government and business, representatives from both poor and rich nations, HIV infected people and those who look after the sick. We came together in an effort to explore the work and witness of our Communion in addressing poverty and injustice in the world. In short, we convened to critically examine and rearticulate the mission of the Church. To access the report click here. |
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Archbishop Rowan Williams and Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane |
The Towards Effective Anglican Mission (TEAM) conference, meeting March 7-14 in Boksburg, South Africa, will provide the churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion with "a shared vision and a shared energy" for the tasks outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said during a March 6 media briefing.
Williams joined Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and Bishop David Beetge of the host Diocese of the Highveld in addressing media gathered at the Birchwood Conference Centre near Johannesburg on the day before the TEAM conference is scheduled to commence with an opening eucharist at All Souls Anglican Church in Tsakane.
Williams, one of the conference's keynote speakers, preached at the eucharist, which was webcast.
The Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Counselor Dumankosi, and Canon Delene Mark, TEAM coordinator who has been instrumental in organizing the conference, also joined the media briefing.
Williams emphasized that the worldwide Anglican Communion -- composed of 38 provinces in 165 countries -- is trying to address the questions of the MDGs "in a more coordinated, better motivated, more reflective way."
In the days ahead, he said, "we will ask questions like: what are the resources that the Anglican Churches worldwide can bring to bear on these challenges; how do we better coordinate the provision of the help we can offer; how do we build effective relationships with government and voluntary organizations worldwide; and how do we keep our motivation in combating the scourge of poverty and disease sharp and focused?"
The meeting is expected to draw more than 350 people from across the Anglican
Communion. "I hope that it can really pull us together, give us a shared
vision and a shared energy for the tasks" outlined in the MDGs, Williams
said
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