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ACC presentation on Christian witness: "Those beautiful words about Jesus…"

ACC presentation on Christian witness: "Those beautiful words about Jesus…"

What does it mean to witness to your Christian faith in a multi-faith world? That was the topic of last evening’s public presentation at the ACC, the last of the three for this Auckland gathering.

07 November 2012

New members of the Standing Committee appointed

New members of the Standing Committee appointed

On the penultimate day of the Anglican Consultative Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand the members of the Council elected six members to serve on the Standing Committee. It is expected that the standing committee will hold its first meeting in April or May of 2013.

06 November 2012

ACC: Consider regional dimension to enhance Instruments of Communion

ACC: Consider regional dimension to enhance Instruments of Communion

One way to enhance the Instruments of Communion might be greater regional gatherings, involvement and understanding according to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).

05 November 2012

Future of Continuing Indaba secured by ACC vote

Future of Continuing Indaba secured by ACC vote

A wide variety of members presented the report from the Continuing Indaba program at the meeting today of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.

05 November 2012

Watch the video of the ACC-15 opening weekend

Watch the video of the ACC-15 opening weekend

Watch the video of the ACC-15 opening weekend including the dynamic welcome from The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia and the Opening Eucharist at Auckland's Holy Trinity Church

05 November 2012

Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury at ACC-15

Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury at ACC-15

Transcript of the Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury at ACC-15

05 November 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury: "Beware the danger of becoming less than we aspire to be as a Communion"

In his final Presidential address, the Archbishop of Canterbury this evening told the Anglican Communion not to accept second best, but to seek a balance between corrective authority and enabling authority while still doing God’s work.

05 November 2012

ACC-15 mission encounters: hospitality, generosity, an indescribable gift

Helen Biggin, the Anglican Consultative Council member from Wales, told the ACC that her mission encounter had been "an indescribable gift". Other members also shared their visits to the generous people of New Zealand.

05 November 2012

ACC acclaims project on the Bible

After three and half years of worldwide research, the Bible in the Life of the Church project has found that Anglicans around the globe share “a high common ground” over the essential place and use of the Bible in Anglican life

02 November 2012

Land of the long white cloud of witnesses

Land of the long white cloud of witnesses

The ACC broke camp thursday and headed south from Auckland to Ngaruawahia for an audience with the Maori King.

02 November 2012