Anglican Communion Office - Continuing Indaba Project News

Women's Indaba success will mean similar gatherings across Africa, USA

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:08:00 -0100

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

Continuing Indaba team welcomes "biggest change to mission policy in 50 years"

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:15:00 -0100

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.

Continuing Indaba enables 'gospel-shaped conversation'

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:50:00 -0100

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.

Hope for 'Continuing Indaba'

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:20:00 -0100

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.

Continuing Indaba is celebrated as "a wonderful gift to the Communion"

Tue, 29 May 2012 16:15:00 -0100

An initiative to enable mission by strengthening relationship between parishes, dioceses and Provinces has been celebrated by participants and evaluators as “an important tool” and “wonderful gift” for the Anglican Communion.

Indaba process leads to deeper understanding for local Anglicans

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:55:00 -0100

Anglicans from the Diocese of Toronto who participated in the Anglican Communion’s one-year indaba process believe it can have a transforming effect upon the church if it is used more broadly.

Continuing Indaba supports the work of the Archbishop of Kenya in peace building.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:01:00 -0100

Bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya have resolved to forge a united front in advocating for a transformed and united nation in the run up to the 2012 elections.

Llandaff celebrates new partnership with Bangladesh

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:20:00 -0100

An informal link that has existed for the past few years has now been made official after the Diocese of Llandaff was “twinned” with the Church of Bangladesh.

"The Anglican Communion is one family" Ghanaian bishop tells theologians.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:07:00 -0100

Ghanaian bishop Festus Yeboah-Asuamah told a recent meeting of Ghanaian theologians that while the challenges facing the Communion were “complex”, and that the answers may yet be “far away” there was hope in unity. Speaking at the latest Continuing Indaba ‘hub’ meeting, Bishop Festus said, “There is hope! We should try as much as possible to keep the Anglican Communion together – we are one family.”

Continuing Indaba gives bishops "excitement and hope for the future of the Communion"

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:59:00 -0100

Last week the bishops of Ho in Ghana, Mbeere in Kenya and Saldanha Bay in South Africa gathered at St Julian’s in Limuru, Kenya, to discuss their and their dioceses' involvement in the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba project. After a dynamic and vibrant three days the bishops said they were returning to their dioceses with "excitement and hope for the future of the Communion".

Bishops gather to launch the next phase of Continuing Indaba project

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:00 -0100

Bishops from dioceses as far apart as Hong Kong, Jamaica and Toronto gathered last week to discuss the next steps of the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba project.

Chinese wisdom helps guide thinking about Anglican project to strengthen the Communion

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:50:00 -0100

Chinese proverbs offered a Hong Kong-based group some helpful insights into ways Anglicans might best talk and work through their differences.

Archbishop Thabo: "Agreement about Jesus lets South African Anglicans see Christ in one another."

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:36:00 -0100

"Jesus Christ is the standard for discerning the path between authentic cultural expression and flawed syncretism, between ensuring we do not quench the Spirit and yet properly testing what we believe may be the Spirit's leading," said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

VTS Welcomes Participants of Two Day Continuing Indaba

Tue, 04 May 2010 15:57:00 -0100

Alexandria, VA– The Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS) at Virginia Theological Seminary hosted one of the Anglican Communion’s Resource Hubs this week as part of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams’, Continuing Indaba project. Indaba, a Zulu term used to describe a meeting for purposeful discussion among equals, was adopted by Williams prior to the 2008 Lambeth Conference to describe a move away from traditional plenary meetings and voting on formal resolutions.

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Continuing Indaba: web pages now available

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:23:00 -0100

The arrival of Continuing Indaba on the Internet as part of the Anglican Communion web site makes visible the preparatory work already in hand for the series of pilot conversations between dioceses from different parts of the Communion to take place during 2010 and 2011.

Enabling to Speak: British and Irish theologians to help shape the Continuing Indaba project

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:05:00 -0100

“It came as a surprise to find myself in a room with people gifted in all areas,” said Stuart Burns, Head of the School for Ministry in the Leicester Diocese, on the first meeting of the UK and Ireland Resource Hub for the Continuing Indaba Project.

North Indian experiences in addressing diverse conflicts to add to resources for Continuing Indaba

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:23:00 -0100

"People came with lots of fear, apprehension and pessimism about the usefulness and outcomes of an Indaba consultation," said Bishop Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy of Amritsar, convenor of a meeting in Delhi in March 2010 in preparation for the Continuing Indaba project.

West Indian consultation agrees resources on conflict for use in Continuing Indaba

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:23:00 -0100

Codrington College, Barbados, which is the oldest dedicated Anglican theological College in the Western Hemisphere and serves the Province of the West Indies, hosted a Theological Hub meeting for the Continuing Indaba project from the 23rd to the 25th March 2010.

Southern African theologians Welcome Indaba Continuation

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0100

Transfiguration and inspiration The College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, has been a centre of study and support for the Anglican Church for nearly eighty years, and it was here that seventeen theologians and church leaders met in November 2009 to work on resources for the first formal conversations of the Continuing Indaba project.

Conflict and Listening: Continuing Indaba in Kenya

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:16:00 -0100

“In the Anglican Church, the different groups seem to be in flight. Flight in this case is seen as trying to escape the problem. However, Hagar’s flight leads her into a situation of listening to God and also reflecting on the issues at stake.”